Nov 25, 2007, Whistler Backcountry/Singing Pass
11/25/07
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Once again we must give thanks to the mountains of British Columbia. It wasn't the epic conditions we had last year at Whistler but the snow in Singing Pass was in all intents and purposes quite good this year despite the lack of snow in nearly a week. Spending the day prior hiking in and around the a yet-to-be-opened Harmony area (inbouds) we were able to carve many of fresh tracks while dreaming about the turns to be had in the backcountry. The evening light was spectacular
The next day we hiked immediately to the Musical Bumps, hoping for an enjoyable ride down the Flute. Unfortunately the top had been pretty much blown into this rather unpredictable hard pack, somewhat windslab'ish layer. A couple cautious turns onto more of an eastern aspect and the snow turned to gold.
The rest of the day was spent lapping lower Flute and the treed slopes into Singing Pass. Singing Pass was holding a surprisingly good amount of fresh untracked hero snow. Maybe 6-8 inches of buttery goodness. A quick hand pit on a south slope revealed about 50 cm of snow total. There was a layer about 40 cm down. A couple flurries here and there but overall not much weather at all once the clouds began to part in the late afternoon light.
Ian
The next day we hiked immediately to the Musical Bumps, hoping for an enjoyable ride down the Flute. Unfortunately the top had been pretty much blown into this rather unpredictable hard pack, somewhat windslab'ish layer. A couple cautious turns onto more of an eastern aspect and the snow turned to gold.
The rest of the day was spent lapping lower Flute and the treed slopes into Singing Pass. Singing Pass was holding a surprisingly good amount of fresh untracked hero snow. Maybe 6-8 inches of buttery goodness. A quick hand pit on a south slope revealed about 50 cm of snow total. There was a layer about 40 cm down. A couple flurries here and there but overall not much weather at all once the clouds began to part in the late afternoon light.
Ian
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