Morning crew. So it is snowing. Started out with flurry type snow but is now thicker and bigger flakes at -2 with decreased visibility up top. Supposed to get about 10-15cm of snow from the Crowsnest Pass side and also the West Kootenays side and I would expect more than that up in the alpine. It is set up underneath and in windy spots its hard with now fluff on top but in the trees it is sink up to your thigh easily deep. Is it the big pow we talk about when it snows 2-3 feet? ....nope. I am pretty specific about that so people have the right expectations but I seem to have had a few calls stating the "snow is bad out there right now hey?" and perhaps I have been too conservative in my descriptions. Its go anywhere... almost, climb up even if you should not, get stuck in the trees all day and hit some icy or hard spots on the trail on one bend then at the next, boon dock across some sheltered blown in snow kind of riding. But not what I would call big powder anywhere consistently yet and not spring riding either. View our photos from previous years and you will see shots of big powder around 3rd week in Feb and in March even the beginning of April. Remember, if its big pow then you are not climbing like you imagine you would and if it is spring riding then you are not carving it up like you imagine you would. McCall ID has some great fluff right now - check out Timbersled videos on youtube. Depends on what you want, how many people you want to be in the area with and how far you want to drive. Just thought I would tell it like it is here and photos from this weekend will help demonstrate our conditions. We are looking forward to getting out there - nothing wrong with this snow. Supposed to be -3 to -6 during the day and getting cold at night around -13 to -18 all weekend. Keep up to date on your avy reports for South Rockies and if you want a poker run there is one at Atlas staging in the Crowsnest Pass on Saturday. There have been french film crews from France out filming in the area to take home to show winter recreation opportunities here including snowmobiling. Our March is starting to get some bookings so if you know you want a date out here, give me a call. Cheers and get outside! V
Morning crew. So it is snowing. Started out with flurry type snow but is now thicker and bigger flakes at -2 with decreased visibility up top. Supposed to get about 10-15cm of snow from the Crowsnest Pass side and also the West Kootenays side and I would expect more than that up in the alpine. It is set up underneath and in windy spots its hard with now fluff on top but in the trees it is sink up to your thigh easily deep. Is it the big pow we talk about when it snows 2-3 feet? ....nope. I am pretty specific about that so people have the right expectations but I seem to have had a few calls stating the "snow is bad out there right now hey?" and perhaps I have been too conservative in my descriptions. Its go anywhere... almost, climb up even if you should not, get stuck in the trees all day and hit some icy or hard spots on the trail on one bend then at the next, boon dock across some sheltered blown in snow kind of riding. But not what I would call big powder anywhere consistently yet and not spring riding either. View our photos from previous years and you will see shots of big powder around 3rd week in Feb and in March even the beginning of April. Remember, if its big pow then you are not climbing like you imagine you would and if it is spring riding then you are not carving it up like you imagine you would. McCall ID has some great fluff right now - check out Timbersled videos on youtube. Depends on what you want, how many people you want to be in the area with and how far you want to drive. Just thought I would tell it like it is here and photos from this weekend will help demonstrate our conditions. We are looking forward to getting out there - nothing wrong with this snow. Supposed to be -3 to -6 during the day and getting cold at night around -13 to -18 all weekend. Keep up to date on your avy reports for South Rockies and if you want a poker run there is one at Atlas staging in the Crowsnest Pass on Saturday. There have been french film crews from France out filming in the area to take home to show winter recreation opportunities here including snowmobiling. Our March is starting to get some bookings so if you know you want a date out here, give me a call. Cheers and get outside! V
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