LQ Outpost 8 - 15, 2023 Day 6 and 7

This season's snowpack is spooky with several buried weak layers. We had been pretty lucky earlier in the week steadily building confidence as changes in snow,...

Its got some of the best long fall line trees Ive seen in lodge based Interior BC but would appeal more to stronger tourers for both the ups and downs. The mellow trees are more generic but...

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LQ Outpost Jan 8 - 15 - Day 4

A bring it on day as temps stayed consistent and cold while skies cleared holding onto the good visibility from the evening before.

A trace of new snow freshened...

It was decent stability with near surface faceting with consistent temps. Some wind slab but moreso in the alpine. Stteps and pillows at treeline skied beautifully. All that changes of course later...

180cms+ @ 2180m. Was 145 at start of week pre storm. Skiing from 2300 to 1500m

Unfortunately ( and behind our guides or Valkyr's control) our helipilot wasn't comfortable with Interior BC fog and cloud flying. Who knew that Arctic flying skills wouldn't translate to typical BC...

Backcountry skiing is apparently now a thing as is the experience of touring out of a hut located at 2190m elevation at the doorstep of the alpine in the Valkyr Range.

When old friend Simon...