Logo
Tailgate Industries
Login

Register

Newsletter Signup

TOP VIDEOS

    HOTTEST REVIEWS

    Hagan Boost 99 POW Skis Garmin inReach Plus Scarpa 4-Quattro Pro 130+ Top Ski Reviews Ortovox Ravine Jacket Scarpa Maestrale RS Boots

    Ortovox
    Fritschi Swiss Bindings
    ROAM
    Marker Kingpin
    Avalance Canada

    BACKCOUNTRY NEWS AND FORUMS

    Welcome to your source for the latest news, conditions, and insights on backcountry skiing and adventuring. Explore reports, gear reviews, safety tips, and more to help you make the most of your time in the wild.

    If you sign up as a member this is your chance to tell everyone about everything and anything to do with backcountry skiing. Follow the simple steps to register and WHAMMY, you’re in. If you are pulling your hair out with frustration, have a look at the help forums for answers or take a pause and drop us an email at: info (at) backcountryskiingcanada.com. We’ll do our best to help out as soon as we can (but all bets are off on a powder day, obviously).  

    Rogers Pass Conditions

    • powder
      2011-11-12 00:10:50

      Rogers Pass Conditions

      A recent Mountain Conditions Report on conditions at Rogers Pass:


      Myself and 2 friends skied the Ursus trees in Rogers PAss today (friday Nov.11) 

      Here are some observations:

      elevation range traveled today: 1300m-2100m

      Temperature: warm.  0 degrees at 1300m at 4pm

      snowed 15cm throughout the day

      wind: calm to light from South

      snow depth: 60to100cm

      Avalanches:

      Size 1.5 slab avalanche was obsered.  This slide failed on the Nov7th surface hoar layer.  1950m.  NE aspect.  slope inclide: est. 27 degrees. depth of slab: est. at 40-60cm.  trigger: naural or skier triggered, not sure.  The slide crossed the exising uptract to Ursus Trees. 

      STS Couloir on Mt.Cheeops slid to middle of runout (300meters above valley bottom) 

      Snowpack notables:

      1) the Nov.7th surface hoar layer was observed down 50cm today.  This layer is ***HIGHLY*** reactive/unstable.  stepping on snow-mushrooms/mini convex rolls resulted in immediate failure of this layer with wide spread propagation and shooing cracks.  many whoomphs/setlements today.  The nov7h surface hoar crystals were observed up to size 7mm; that is relaively big and means that this layer will take a long time to stabilize.  The snow above the Nov.7th has formed a soft slab. (4F+ resistance). 

      2) the middle of the snow pack is dense enough to carry a skier.  Really good traveling conditions for this time of year. 

      I would rate danger as considerable below treeline and high at treeline.  We did not observe the alpine. 

      Really good ski quality!! 

    • 2011-11-13 05:09:59

      An update to the previous post (from MRC) with some new news and reasons to be cautious this early....


      We skied Ursus minor trees in Rogers Pass again today. 

      Here is an update. 

      A significant avalanche cycle occured today.  The cycle started with the arrival of the winds (around 11am-12pm)

      Numerious 1.0 to 2.0 slab avalanches were observed in the connaught creek drainage.

      Of note, the sides of the gully on the "frequent-flyer" path slid. Size 1.5 and the slab pulled out at around 1600m.  A small amount of debris ran over the uptrack.  The debris amount (that covered the uptrack) would have covered your skis, but not your boot tops. 

      Temperature: colder than friday.  -5 at 12:15pm at 1920m.

      Wind: moderate with strong gusts from the SW.  This means that north and east sloped were getting significanly wind loaded.

      The colder temperatures pulled moisture out of the snow, making for better ski quality. 

      Be careful out there!! 

    Ortovox
    Fritschi Swiss Bindings
    ROAM
    Marker Kingpin
    Avalance Canada

    Copyright © 2009-25 Backcountry Skiing Canada. All Rights Reserved.