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Monday, January 4, 2010 15:23
Farmers apologize for the lack of updates through the holidays, however family and business rule. Busy and away for many a day. In anycase holiday riding this season was a gift of white...deep it is and still is as just about a meter of big fresh flakes have fallen over the first days of 2010.
Cool nights and warm days produced widespread surface hoar growth along with sun crusts on south facing aspects over the holidays ending with one beefy dump of snow over New Years Day in all areas and aspects. In an otherwise boring snowpack we now have upper instabilities. Time to keep your heads up!
100 enthusiastic sledders took part in Zacs Tracs recreational avalanche training in Valemount late December and we were glad to be part of this exercise. It is enlightening, empowering and essential for all riders! It takes training, skill and organization to save lives. We have 11 minutes to dig your ass out...we have to act instantly...secure, search and dig efficiently fast! Thank you Lori and Randy Zacaruk!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 19:22
Pineapple express rolls in fat and long to dump a load of white over the high country with flurries continuing into the weekend. And although it rained in lower elevations the highcountry grew deep. Some of the finest January riding we seen in a long while. Raincrusts formed by warm temp up to 1500m are now covered by 80 to 100cm of storm snows that are settling well but still reactive on persistent buried surface hoar in mid to high elevations. Visit CAA for more info.

Mountain riding is serious adventure. Friends and family should be aware and get recreational avalanche training. Awareness and self rescue save lives!.
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January15, 2010
     
 
Location
 
Old hillclimb
Elevation
 
2000m
Sky
 
overcast
Precip
 
snowing
Wind
 
light sw
Day alp temps
-2c
Base
 
200cm
New snow
60cm
Total snow
220cm settled
 
   
     
                           
                     
                           
Allan Creek

Parking lot is plowed and trail is groomed

area observations
Clemina Creek
       
 
   
         
January 16, 2010
Location
 
Goat Ridge
Elevation
 
2000m
Sky
 
overcast
Precip
 
snowing
Wind
 
light SW
Day alp temps
-2c
Base:
 
185cm
New snow:
 
60cm
Total snow:
 
205cm settled
         
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Clemina Creek

Parking lot is plowed and trail is groomed

area observations
Chappel
   
 
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January 16, 2010
   
 
Location
 
big lake
Elevation
 
2000m
Sky
 
clear
Precip
 
nil
Wind
 
calm
Day alp temps
 
-3c
Base:
 
200cm
80cm
New snow
Total snow
240cm settled
 
Chappel Creek
Parking lot is plowed and trail is groomed
         
 
area observations
Horsey
     
         
January 16, 2010
     
Location
 
Elevation
 
Sky
 
Precip
 
Wind
 
Day alp temps
 
Base:
 
New snow
Total snow
         
Horsey
Horsey Creek
Parking lot is plowed and trail is groomed. This area is not managed by VARDA. Please leave a generous donation in the box at the parking to support continued trail grooming into this spectacular area. Trail is groomed 20km up the logging road.
         
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