Conditions Report: DEEP!
Pillow popping in the pow on Feb 22, 2023
boosting into a disappearing act on Feb 21.
snow ghost on Feb 21
Riley Suhan Backcountry Race
Registration is OPEN for the 4th Annual Riley Suhan Backcountry race on April 1, 2023. Check the link for more info. Only 70 spots left!
Travel
TCH-1 Highway
Highway 1 is open east of Golden with scheduled stoppages and overnight closures. It’s always good to check : Kicking Horse Canyon Calendar
SNOW AND WEATHER
The snow is just awesome right now. In the trees, where no one has been, it’s handlebar deep. It’s also cold, so pack a puffy jacket and 2 balaclavas; it’s totally worth the frost bite by the way (even though it doesn’t have to be if you dress properly)!
There’s 16cms in the forecast and the totals are really starting to add up. We’ve had over 1 meter of snow in the past 2 weeks.
Avalanche
Please make sure you check Avalanche.ca everyday you ride.
The alpine winds have been at play and a lot of natural avalanches are occurring right now with the storm snow, especially in the alpine.
“Continue to give the recent storm snow time to settle and stabilize. New snow overlays a complex and generally weak snowpack.” – copy and pasted from Avalanche.ca on Feb 22
Grooming
Grooming operations for all 3 staging areas Quartz, Gorman and Silent are in full swing with grooms on the main trails scheduled as needed.
Trail Area Conditions Reports
Quartz Creek
Quartz is fully operational. Regular grooming to the cabin is occurring. Day tickets will be sold and passes checked 7 days a week.
All the low hanging fruit got a good reset this week. Time to pluck a ripe one off the vine.
Gorman Lake
It’s a thin year in Gorman area. The tree line and below hold the most snow. There was some wild wind this week but it’s deep where it’s loaded.
DFD warming cabin has been installed.
Silent Pass
Silent is good right now.
Please note that the kiosk will now be issuing parking passes for the Silent Pass parking lot. Vehicles in the parking lot will be cross checked with pass purchases to help ensure that we can continue to pay for operations in this area.
Silent Pass Parking
East Quartz
Old Man
Westbench Trail
Grooming Map
The map below is linked to the safety InReaches we have in our groomers and we have been able to make the tracks public. How to use the map: (works on Chrome but may not work on Safari. iPhones may or may not work properly)
- Press on the + next to the groomer/zone you want the latest information for.
- Once the line is visible, press on the line to see the date & time the groomer was last in action.
This map only shows the most recent groom. You can inquire at any of our trailheads for additional grooming information, including number of riders since the last groom.
