First day of spring and not very spring-like!
Since mid February the coast has been pounded by a series of storms, associated with cold temperatures and big dumps of snow. Last week Grouse had 167 cm, Whistler 170 cm and Baker comes in on top with 110 inches in 6 days (279 cm!).
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| Nice turns on Mt Seymour |
Unfortunately these storms often came just before (or on) weekends, making for rather harsh skiing conditions. Despite this Pete and I skied Whistler in 50 km/h winds. With another friend I got stuck on a chair at Seymour on a cold and windy night for half an hour. Unfortunately, heavy snowfall combined with high winds also make for tricky avalanche conditions, so we haven’t been out in the backcountry quite as often as we would have liked. But early in March we got some nice runs at Hemlock Resort (and found 50-60 cm fresh pow behind it) and later in March did a moon-light tour at Hollyburn and hit some sweet snow in the whiteout conditions at First Pump (Mt Seymour).
Now forecasts are for warmer weather by this Friday, maybe spring is starting after all?
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| From BC River Forecast Centre |
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| From Canadian Avalanche Association |
