January Powder Time

Finally some snow! It took until mid January this year but now the white stuff is coming down in full force. Last week the snow combined with strong outflow winds caused white-out, road-covering snow drifts and blizzard conditions in the Fraser Valley resulting in a shut-down of traffic for almost a full day. A screen shot from the Eagle Ranch webcam shows the conditions (not the best flying conditions - and no more driving up to Woodside launch until the snow melts!)

Blizzard at the FlyBC Eagle Ranch

We made good use of the snow and got out for the last two weekends on the Coquihalla. A paragliding friend showed us a new spot on Iago. It takes some route finding skills and about twice as long to get there compared to our favorite short-mid-winter day runs on Needle, but so far the longer approach paid off with very pleasant conditions.