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Valemount Snow Conditions
and Grooming Reports
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if they catch you with your outlaw sticker you could get $100 Terracana Bucks
BC
Snow Index
Satellite
Weather Map
DIGITAL
CELL SERVICE available from Telus most of the valley
from 17km west of McBride to south of Valemount.
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The
ABS Avalanche Airbag.
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CONDITIONS
AVALANCHE
BULLETINS
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Allen Creek
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Valemount Area
Sled Closures & Spring Opening Dates
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Mar
13, 2009
Grooming
scheduled Wed/Fri/Sat, snow set up this weekend & socked in, should be
lots of fresh now
Mar
6
(Outlaw
Report)
6-7' base, trail very good, 1' powder 1½'
in trees, snow loading on south slopes, bad layer still evident deep in
snow pack
Feb
28
3 days snowfall didn't add up to more than 6" to 1' powder
Feb
23
4 days snowfall forecasted, all areas set up last weekend, 6"-1' powder in
hidden bowls & trees
SORRY COMPUTER CRASH Jan
29
Snowing
heavy for two days, over a foot on valley floor Jan 23 General consensus all areas
completely set up Jan 17 All areas hit with temps well above
zero, beware lots of natural slides happening Jan 10 General
consensus excellent conditions, tons of powder
Dec 31, 2008
General consensus is caution on trail due to ice, base 3-4', 1'+ fresh
snow over heavy wind crust
Dec 29
General consensus is use extreme caution on trail due to
ice, unable to groom tonight
Dec 20
Everyone was helping rescue
horses trapped up the Renshaw for story info
CLICK HERE
Dec 19
(Terracana Outlaws aren't crazy
enough to sled in this cold) Consensus main areas packed & windblown
slight inversion, milder conditions and lots of powder in the trees Dec 13
Groomed Dec 12
Dec 7
(Outlaws tried to make it
out) There was too much snow, hammered all weekend, storms
forecasted through next Wed, you can expect awesome sledding with
grooming to start soon!
ALWAYS
EXERCISE
EXTREME CAUTION
WHEN
MOUNTAIN SLEDDING!
TRAVEL WITH BEACONS,
PROBES & SHOVELS,
CHECK AVALANCHE
REPORTS -
Update first aid & avalanche
courses regularly, learn what type of terrain to avoid, watch for
signs of unstable snow like whumpfing, cracking or recent avalanches,
park pointed towards escape route with kill switch up in a safe spot away from potential run out zones and always ride
with escape routes in mind.
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Clemina
Creek
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Apr
3, 2009
(Outlaw
Report)
Grooming
scheduled Wed/Fri/Sat & Sun evenings,
Trail rough at lower elevation with warmer weather, 7-8' base with
12-16" powder, weak layer still evident use extreme caution, lots of
recent natural slides Mar
14
(Outlaw
Report)
Trail good up little rough down, 5-7' base 2' powder, hard crust under
fresh snow, sml natural slides & sluffs everywhere, watch where you
ride, they could trigger something bigger on bad layer deeper in snow
pack
Mar
6
General consensus trail very good, up to 1' powder or more in trees &
further back
Feb 28
3 days snowfall didn't add up to more than 6" to 1' powder
Feb
23
4 days snowfall forecasted, grooming
scheduled Wed/Fri/Sat, all areas set up last weekend, 6"-1' powder in
hidden bowls & trees
SORRY COMPUTER CRASH
Jan
29
Snowing
heavy for two days, over a foot on valley floor Jan 23 General consensus all areas
completely set up Jan 17 All areas hit with temps well above
zero, beware lots of natural slides happening Jan 10
(Terracana Outlaws checked out Clemina) Trail great, 4-5' base 2-3'
powder, heavy loading on different aspects lots of natural slide
activity, use extreme caution
Dec 28, 2008
(Outlaws
checked out Clemina)
Trail good up, not so good down,
grooming Sat/Sun, 3-4' base, 1'+ Powder, windslab below fresh, North
slopes loaded, steep terrain sloughing, common areas tracked up by end
of day
Dec 20
Everyone was helping rescue
horses trapped up the Renshaw for story info
CLICK HERE
ALWAYS
EXERCISE
EXTREME CAUTION
WHEN
MOUNTAIN SLEDDING!
TRAVEL WITH BEACONS,
PROBES & SHOVELS,
CHECK AVALANCHE
REPORTS -
Update first aid & avalanche
courses regularly, learn what type of terrain to avoid, watch for
signs of unstable snow like whumpfing, cracking or recent avalanches,
park pointed towards escape route with kill switch up in a safe spot away from potential run out zones and always ride
with escape routes in mind.
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Miledge/Chappel
Creek
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Mar
13, 2009
Grooming
scheduled Thur, General consensus found a little more snow, but socked
in all day
Mar
8
General consensus 1½'
-2' powder all tracked up now
Feb 28
3 days snowfall didn't add up to more than 6" to 1' powder
Feb
23
4 days snowfall forecasted, all areas set up last weekend, 6"-1' powder
in hidden bowls & trees
SORRY COMPUTER CRASH
Jan 29
Snowing
heavy for two days, over a foot on valley floor Jan 23 General consensus found some good powder,
but all tracked up now Jan 17 All areas hit with temps well above
zero, beware lots of natural slides happening
Jan 2 (Terracana Outlaws checked out Bell)
Not grooming until next Thursday, trail
very rough and don't forget it is a long way in, base 4-5' with 3-4'
powder, snow loading on North & East slopes, almost whole area
untracked, best riding of the year so far
Dec 29, 2008 Rumor has it Chapple might be groomed
Jan 1pm & snow conditions excellent with lots of powder
Dec 20
Everyone was helping rescue
horses trapped up the Renshaw for story info
CLICK HERE
ALWAYS
EXERCISE
EXTREME CAUTION
WHEN
MOUNTAIN SLEDDING!
TRAVEL WITH BEACONS,
PROBES & SHOVELS,
CHECK AVALANCHE
REPORTS -
Update first aid & avalanche
courses regularly, learn what type of terrain to avoid, watch for
signs of unstable snow like whumpfing, cracking or recent avalanches,
park pointed towards escape route with kill switch up in a safe spot away from potential run out zones and always ride
with escape routes in mind.
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McBride Snow Conditions
and Grooming Reports
brought
to you by the Terracana Outlaw Posse -
if they catch you with your outlaw sticker you could get $100 Terracana Bucks
McBride
Snow Conditions
Satellite
Weather Map
DIGITAL
CELL SERVICE available from Telus most of he valley
from 17km west of McBride to south of Valemount.
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HERE FOR ROAD MAP
The ABS
Avalanche Airbag.
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HERE FOR ROAD
CONDITIONS
AVALANCHE
BULLETINS
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The Renshaw
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Apr
4, 2009
Grooming scheduled Fri/Sat,
general consensus trail in
poor condition but well worth it, incredible blue sky day with 2'+
powder on top of well set base
Apr 2
(Outlaw
Report)
9-11' Base with 1-2' powder, weak layer evident, snow getting heavy &
easy to trigger in mid-day sun, avoid all south & east facing slopes
Mar
31
General consensus, awesome conditions but avoided a lot of slopes after
seeing natural & triggered slides happening
Mar
12 general consensus
awesome day 1½'
- 2' untracked backend backwater areas,
5" main
areas
Mar
7
General consensus pounded around cabin only two groups made it to
backend before socked in, 1-1½'
untracked powder
Feb 28
3 days snowfall didn't add up to more than 6" to 1' powder
Feb
23
4 days snowfall forecasted, grooming, all areas set up last weekend, 6"-1' powder in hidden
bowls & trees
SORRY COMPUTER CRASH Jan
30
General
consensus have fun getting stuck, no one getting much further than areas
around cabin
Jan
29
Grooming tonight, heavy snowfall for past two days Jan 23 General consensus found some powder, but
pretty set up, able to tour everywhere, stayed off the slopes due to
avalanche risks Jan 17 All areas hit with temps well above zero,
beware lots of natural slides happening
Jan 10
General
consensus 6'+ base, 3'+ powder, stuck-fest
Jan 1
(Terracana Outlaws checked out
Renshaw) Poor visibility snowing hard, base
5-6' so less danger of hitting rocks, 1-3' powder with lots of area not
tracked up
Dec 28, 2008
General consensus awesome sledding, waist
deep powder in places, trail very bad coming out & not groom tonight
Dec 20
Everyone was helping rescue
horses trapped up the Renshaw for story info
CLICK HERE
ALWAYS
EXERCISE
EXTREME CAUTION
WHEN
MOUNTAIN SLEDDING!
TRAVEL WITH BEACONS,
PROBES & SHOVELS,
CHECK AVALANCHE
REPORTS -
Update first aid & avalanche
courses regularly, learn what type of terrain to avoid, watch for
signs of unstable snow like whumpfing, cracking or recent avalanches,
park pointed towards escape route with kill switch up in a safe spot away from potential run out zones and always ride
with escape routes in mind.
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Bell Mtn.
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Mar 21,
2009
(Outlaw
Report)
Trail not groomed recently but in very good condition, 5-7' Base with
1-2' powder, be even more concerned of current avalanche risks with all
the new snow
Feb
28
3 days snowfall didn't add up to more than 6" to 1' powder
Feb
23
4 days snowfall forecasted,
all areas set up last weekend, 6"-1' powder in hidden bowls & trees
SORRY COMPUTER CRASH Jan
29
Snowing heavy for two days, over a foot on valley floor
Jan 23 General consensus completely set up, found powder in trees
Jan 17 All areas hit with temps well above zero, beware lots of
natural slides happening
Dec, 31, 2008
(Terracana Outlaws checked out Bell)
Trail excellent, 3-4' base, 2'+ powder
& snowing heavy, completely socked in most of day
Dec 20
Everyone was helping rescue
horses trapped up the Renshaw for story info
CLICK HERE
Dec 19
(Outlaws aren't crazy
enough to sled in this cold) Consensus main areas packed & windblown
milder conditions and lots of powder in the trees
Dec 7
(Outlaws tried to make it
out) There was too much snow, hammered all weekend, storms
forecasted through next Wed, you can expect awesome sledding with
grooming to start soon!
ALWAYS
EXERCISE
EXTREME CAUTION
MOUNTAIN SLEDDING!
TRAVEL WITH BEACONS,
PROBES & SHOVELS,
CHECK AVALANCHE
REPORTS -
Update first aid & avalanche
courses regularly, learn what type of terrain to avoid, watch for
signs of unstable snow like whumpfing, cracking or recent avalanches,
park pointed towards escape route with kill switch up in a safe spot away from potential run out zones
and always ride with
escape routes in mind.
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Mt. Lucille
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Mar
8, 2009
General consensus snow fairly set up went way far back 1' untracked
Feb
28, 2009
groomed
Wed,
3 days snowfall didn't add up to more than 6" to 1' powder
Feb
23
4 days snowfall forecasted,
all areas set up last weekend, 6"-1' powder in hidden bowls & trees
SORRY COMPUTER CRASH Jan
29
Snowing
heavy for two days, over a foot on valley floor Jan 23
General consensus set up so you can go pretty much anywhere but stayed
away from areas that could slide Jan 17 All areas hit with temps
well above zero, beware lots of natural slides happening
Dec 29, 2008
(Terracana Outlaws
checked out Lucille)
Trail excellent, groomed 28th 3-4' base
with 1-2'+ fresh powder & snowing
Dec 20
Everyone was helping rescue
horses trapped up the Renshaw for story info
CLICK HERE
Dec 19
(Outlaws aren't crazy
enough to sled in this cold) General consensus main areas packed & windblown
milder conditions and lots of powder in the trees Dec 13
Groomed Dec 12
Dec 7
(Outlaws tried to make it
out) There was too much snow, hammered all weekend, storms
forecasted through next Wed, you can expect awesome sledding with
grooming to start soon! Nov 29 (Outlaws didn't make it out)
General consensus McBride not enough snow at low elevations for grooming
so trails crap,
unloaded at parking
lot 6”-8” of snow,
3'- base w/2'+ powder so advise extreme caution with
hidden rocks in Lucille All Areas still closed with danger of
hitting rocks not yet covered by base & hidden by powder Nov 22
(Outlaws were in Valemount) General consensus Lucille,
lots of rocks, dangerous, base too skinny wrecked a lot of sleds
ALWAYS
EXERCISE
EXTREME CAUTION
MOUNTAIN SLEDDING!
TRAVEL WITH BEACONS,
PROBES & SHOVELS,
CHECK AVALANCHE
REPORTS -
Update first aid & avalanche
courses regularly, learn what type of terrain to avoid, watch for
signs of unstable snow like whumpfing, cracking or recent avalanches,
park pointed towards escape route with kill switch up in a safe spot away from potential run out zones
and always ride with
escape routes in mind.
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All rights reserved.
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