WEATHER

Bell 2 Lodge 5 Day Forecast

Wednesday
Today
Light Snow
High: -2°C
Low: -8°C
Thursday
Tomorrow
Variable Cloudiness
High: -5°C
Low: -14°C
Friday
In two days
Variable Cloudiness
High: -6°C
Low: -14°C
Saturday
In three days
Partly Cloudly
High: -9°C
Low: -20°C
Sunday
In four days
Partly Cloudly
High: -9°C
Low: -19°C

Ripley Creek 5 Day Forecast

Wednesday
Today
High: -2°C
Low: -8°C
Thursday
Tomorrow
High: -2°C
Low: -9°C
Friday
In two days
High: -3°C
Low: -7°C
Saturday
In three days
High: -5°C
Low: -10°C
Sunday
In four days
High: -5°C
Low: -10°C

All temperatures shown are at treeline (3000feet / 1000m)

Select year: 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005

   
Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: °C
New snowfall:
Snow condition in the alpine:
Snow condition in the trees:
Total vertical skied:
Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres:
2012 Week 8: 2012.02.20
Wicked day, super dry powder and more fresh snow on the way.
   
Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -6°C
New snowfall: 10 cm
Snow condition in the alpine: Excellent
Snow condition in the trees: Wicked
Total vertical skied: 26000 ft
Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 380 cm
2012 Week 8: 2012.02.19
Wicked day, skied beautiful glacier country in great snow. Steep lines in the sunshine.
   
Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -8°C
New snowfall: 0 cm
Snow condition in the alpine: Awesome
Snow condition in the trees: Awesome
Total vertical skied: 40200 ft
Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 380 cm
2012 Week 8: 2012.02.18
Skied in the North and West in very good conditions in the alpine and trees, The weather in the late afternoon cleared up - magic
   
Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -5°C
New snowfall: 0 cm
Snow condition in the alpine: Excellent
Snow condition in the trees: Very good
Total vertical skied: 36,200 ft
Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 380 cm
2012 Week 7 (10 Feb - 17 Feb)
Very good snow stability with mainly good weather and moderate temperatures gave us a great week of beautiful glacier and steep alpine runs as well as fun in the trees.
   
Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -6°C
New snowfall: 15 cm
Snow condition in the alpine: Good
Snow condition in the trees: Good
Total vertical skied: 198,000 ft
Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 405 cm
2012 Week 6 (4 Feb - 10 Feb)
A big week of skiing with plenty of vertical. A variety of skiing conditions allowed us to get into the alpine and onto glaciers. When the weather turned we headed into the trees to find some fantastic settled powder.
   
Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -6°C
New snowfall: 15 cm
Snow condition in the alpine: Good
Snow condition in the trees: Good
Total vertical skied: 177,800 ft
Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 400 cm
2012 Week 5 (28 Jan - 3 Feb)
The week started out with truly epic deep powder in the trees. With continuous snow falls keeping the pow deep. Mid week we had the chance to ski some modest alpine runs and by Friday afternoon the clouds broke for our last runs of the week.
   
Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -8°C
New snowfall: 50 cm
Snow condition in the alpine: Good
Snow condition in the trees: Excellent
Total vertical skied: 157,200 ft
Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 400 cm
2012 Week 4 (25 Jan - 27 Jan)
After a few days break, new guests arrived midweek. Daily fresh powder resulted in some great conditions. The tree skiing was amazing. Weekly vertical reflects three days of guest skiing.
   
Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -8°C
New snowfall: 60 cm
Snow condition in the alpine: Good
Snow condition in the trees: Excellent
Total vertical skied: 50,400 ft (Open for 3 Days)
Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 410 cm
2012 Week 3 (16 Jan - 22 Jan)
The week started with excellent deep powder skiing at all elevations. With the onset of the cold Arctic air, we took to the sunny aspects and found excellent skiing at tree line and below. At the end of the week snow began to fall again and we had epic knee deep powder in Caribou Trees.
   
Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -5°C
New snowfall: 162 cm
Snow condition in the alpine: Fair
Snow condition in the trees: Good
Total vertical skied: 132,900 ft
Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 165 cm
2012 Week 2 (9 Jan - 15 Jan)
An amazing week with constant amounts of fresh snow, at the beginning of the week the groups skied thigh deep powder in the trees. By mid week the weather cleared up enough to head to the alpine and to our surprise there was no wind effect anywhere with unbelievable above boot op powder on the high glaciers. By the end of the week the snow began to fall again and we spent the last two day skiing epic trees runs.
   
Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -5°C
New snowfall: 135 cm
Snow condition in the alpine: Very good
Snow condition in the trees: Excellent
Total vertical skied: 117,500 ft
Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 175 cm
2012 Week 1 (2 Jan - 8 Jan)
Wow – a yo-yo of a week. Started with unbelievably deep, over your head powder. Warmed mid-week with a day in denser snow at lower elevations which was immediately buried by the next cold front delivering more of the fluffy stuff until week’s end. We even had a superb afternoon sneaking in a few Alpine runs before yet more snow descended. And we have more snow in the forecast.
   
Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -5°C
New snowfall: 200
Snow condition in the alpine: Good
Snow condition in the trees: Excellent
Total vertical skied: 101,900 ft
Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 150 cm
2012 Week 0 (26 Dec - 1 Jan)
The lodge was full on winter when the week started and very buried when it ended, due to very heavy snowfall just in time for Xmas. Fantastic tree skiing throughout the week.
   
Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -7°C
New snowfall: 165
Snow condition in the alpine: Good
Snow condition in the trees: Excellent
Total vertical skied: 106,800 ft
Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 120 cm

All temperatures shown are at treeline (3000feet / 1000m)

Select year: 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005

   
Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: °C
New snowfall:
Snow condition in the alpine:
Snow condition in the trees:
Total vertical skied:
Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres:
2012 Week 8: 2012.02.21
Safari exchange day was a roaring success groups met for lunch in the Longveiw Range above Bowser lake.
   
Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -4°C
New snowfall: 18 cm
Snow condition in the alpine: Very good
Snow condition in the trees: Wicked
Total vertical skied: 31,300 ft
Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 540cm
2012 Week 8: 2012.02.20
We had 4 great runs in Surprise Creek before being chased away by the incoming snow storm. Pillow drops and face shots.
   
Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -4°C
New snowfall: 10 cm
Snow condition in the alpine: n/a
Snow condition in the trees: Wicked
Total vertical skied: 8,200 ft
Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 500cm
2012 Week 8: 2012.02.19
A late start but the reward was face shots and pillow drops with fresh powder in Surprise Ck.
   
Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -4°C
New snowfall: 6 cm
Snow condition in the alpine: n/a
Snow condition in the trees: Awesome
Total vertical skied: 14,000 ft
Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 506 cm
2012 Week 8: 2012.02.18
An excellent start to the week, with a mix of sun and cloud and great preserved powder in our sheltered "Shangri-La" of Surprise Creek.
   
Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -5°C
New snowfall: 0 cm
Snow condition in the alpine: Good
Snow condition in the trees: Very good
Total vertical skied: 33,100
Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 500 cm
2012 Week 7 (Feb 10 - Feb 17)
A great week of skiing. A couple of clear days early in the week let use do some great tours across the larger mountain ranges. With new snow and no wind on Wednesday we had an epic day Thursday skiing some ultra classic alpine bowls and steep tree lines in Deep Creek.
   
Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -5°C
New snowfall: 25 cm
Snow condition in the alpine: Very good
Snow condition in the trees: Wicked
Total vertical skied: 135,000 ft
Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 500cm
2012 Week 6 (4 Feb - 10 Feb)
A big week of skiing with full days all week. We were able to ski a variety of terrain ranging from big open glaciers to steep glades and trees.
   
Avg. temp at 3000feet / 1000metres: -2°C
New snowfall: 25 cm
Snow condition in the alpine: Good
Snow condition in the trees: Good
Total vertical skied: 167,100 ft
Avg. snowbase at 3000feet / 1000metres: 500 cm

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