Conor Hurley

Conor Hurley

Mar
24
The Best Powder Skiing of the Season

The Best Powder Skiing of the Season

People often ask when is the best time to ski in BC; well, it varies. This year January and February
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Mar
16
BURNIE GLACIER CHALET FEB 28-MARCH 7, 2025 TRIP REPORT

BURNIE GLACIER CHALET FEB 28-MARCH 7, 2025 TRIP REPORT

After a week where 50+ cm fell with moderate to strong winds and warm temperatures; finally, the skies cleared, the
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Mar
16
Feels Like the Powder Highway

Feels Like the Powder Highway

We've had quite the mid-March so far. After an extremely cold and dry February followed by a severe
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Feb
17
Snow!!

Snow!!

Cold temperatures have persisted over the last week, making for great skiing in the sun and cold valley bottom approaches.
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Feb
11
Cold Snap

Cold Snap

Temperatures have plunged recently, but the skiing is still fantastic. The big dump we had in early February and subsequent
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Jan
31
Capow!

Capow!

The pow gun has turned back on again; in the past 24 hours Kootenay Pass has received 29cm of snow
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Jan
27

Omega Blocked

The dominant ridge of high pressure off the west coast has been a persistent one and will continue for the
2 min read
Jan
20
Chute Skiing in the Kootenays

Cold and Dry

Snowfall values have tapered off since early January as dominant ridges of high pressure have established themselves over Southern BC
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Jan
11
New Year, great stability

New Year, great stability

While we haven't had a ton of snow in the New Year the lack of precipitation has been
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Jan
04
A Great Start to a New Year

A Great Start to a New Year

The end of 2024 hasn't been marked by a huge dump, but rather incremental loading, cool temps and
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