Cakehole (Whistler SW

La qualité du hors-piste était:

OK

Les conditions de neige étaient :

• Croûtée
• Poudreuse abondante
• Poudreuse
• Affectée par le vent

Nous avons parcouru:

• Pentes alpines
• Forêt dégagée
• Pentes ensoleillées

Nous sommes restés à l'écart de:

• Pentes convexes
• Pentes raides

La journée était:

• Froide
• Ensoleillée

Conditions d'avalanche

• Avalanches de plaque datant d'aujourd'hui ou d'hier.
• 30 cm + de neige fraîche ou transport important de neige par le vent ou pluie au cours des dernières 48 heures
• Whoumfs ou bruits sourds ou fissures qui se propagent.

Investigating yesterday's storm/wind event with mod to strong N winds and dropping temps. SW alpine slopes show wide variety of surfaces and the effects of strong downslope winds. Sfc varied from supportive windcrust to 45cm ski pen, often with sharp dividing lines. Wind slabs from 4F to 1F+ density, often over lower density snow. 171215 mfc down up to 85cm in places.

Sz 2 avalanche susp controlled from inside ski area boundary with var crown depth over shallow, rocky terrain with mfc at about 2150m ran to 1850m and deposited to 2.5m deep, entraining more snow at midpoint as it rolled over a convexity. Crown depth at this midpoint from 20-55cm and linking lots of small trees and rocks.

For the most part, ski quality would be ranked as "character building" until in tighter trees.