Morning Crew, flurries at present and -1. Likely get a couple cms out of this but mostly snow will be moved around by the wind. Supposed to snow again/flurries on Wed and temps for the week should be between -1 to -9. Our crew out riding trails said the pipeline was getting rough. Our trail is ok but needing a groom which it will get this week and also the Flathead will get a groom. Thank you to everyone who contributes to the trail grooming - never understood the whole...buy an expensive sled, haul with expensive truck and trailer and then don't buy a club pass or donate to the trail grooming or buy a daily pass. Think about what is invested at the riders end and the grooming end and how much a groomed trail is worth at the end of the day. Also grooming ensures areas stay open. So again - thank you to those that buy passes. Avy report is starting to look better. When it got warm, solar triggered avys were reported occurring naturally. Beware that deep week layer of wind slab atop sugar - its getting deeper so climbing and kicking rock is not a good thing - it will be big if it gives out over a thin patch you have just put pressure on. Cornices are still a big concern also. If something has avalanched take a look beside it - has the adjacent snow come down too or is it simply next to come down...also look up...a cornice may not have anything to step down onto to create a bigger avalanche but that cornice may be rock and ice and super hard and could take out trees on the way down and be like a car hurdling toward you so its just as dangerous. Not to discourage anyone just to tell you to always be aware - don't let your guard down and take the time to really look at the area you choose to be in before ripping it up. We have some events coming up in Feb so check your Fernie Snowmobile Association and Crow Snow Riders websites. Grooming updates are on them also. Not too late to sign up for avalanche courses and there's a free Backcountry Workshop open to everyone for free at the Causeway Bay Hotel in Sparwood on Feb 6 from 7-9. Great opportunity. Happy sledding! V
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Jan 26/14 - Flurries
Morning Crew, flurries at present and -1. Likely get a couple cms out of this but mostly snow will be moved around by the wind. Supposed to snow again/flurries on Wed and temps for the week should be between -1 to -9. Our crew out riding trails said the pipeline was getting rough. Our trail is ok but needing a groom which it will get this week and also the Flathead will get a groom. Thank you to everyone who contributes to the trail grooming - never understood the whole...buy an expensive sled, haul with expensive truck and trailer and then don't buy a club pass or donate to the trail grooming or buy a daily pass. Think about what is invested at the riders end and the grooming end and how much a groomed trail is worth at the end of the day. Also grooming ensures areas stay open. So again - thank you to those that buy passes. Avy report is starting to look better. When it got warm, solar triggered avys were reported occurring naturally. Beware that deep week layer of wind slab atop sugar - its getting deeper so climbing and kicking rock is not a good thing - it will be big if it gives out over a thin patch you have just put pressure on. Cornices are still a big concern also. If something has avalanched take a look beside it - has the adjacent snow come down too or is it simply next to come down...also look up...a cornice may not have anything to step down onto to create a bigger avalanche but that cornice may be rock and ice and super hard and could take out trees on the way down and be like a car hurdling toward you so its just as dangerous. Not to discourage anyone just to tell you to always be aware - don't let your guard down and take the time to really look at the area you choose to be in before ripping it up. We have some events coming up in Feb so check your Fernie Snowmobile Association and Crow Snow Riders websites. Grooming updates are on them also. Not too late to sign up for avalanche courses and there's a free Backcountry Workshop open to everyone for free at the Causeway Bay Hotel in Sparwood on Feb 6 from 7-9. Great opportunity. Happy sledding! V
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