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Cabin Days

Soumis par
northrockiesfieldteam
Date d'observation
vendredi 12 janvier 2024 à 02 h 00
Localisation
53.007460° N 121.548310° W
Rapport concernant
  • Conditions de neige
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Conditions de neige

La qualité du hors-piste était:
Excellente
Les conditions de neige étaient :
  • Poudreuse

Information

La journée était:
  • Froide
  • Ensoleillée
Conditions d'avalanche
  • Avalanches de plaque datant d'aujourd'hui ou d'hier.
  • Whoumfs ou bruits sourds ou fissures qui se propagent.

Commentaires

We spent today at Groundhog Lake where the intense cold kept us close to the warmth of the cabin. It warmed up to a whopping -29ºC today and the cool temps are keeping the new snow soft and fluffy. We saw one little wind slab from previous southerly winds and a few loose dry avalanches in the steep terrain around the lake. The recent wind shift from south to north has started blowing snow around leaving soft, thin windslabs in a wide variety of places.
The small (size 1) wind slab near the cabin. The slab was very small but it managed to gain mass by entraining loose dry snow.
The small (size 1) wind slab near the cabin. The slab was very small but it managed to gain mass by entraining loose dry snow.
Soft new snow sits over a layer of small surface hoar crystals over a crust at treeline. We aren't seeing any avalanches on this layer yet, but will be keeping an eye on it for the next while.
Soft new snow sits over a layer of small surface hoar crystals over a crust at treeline. We aren't seeing any avalanches on this layer yet, but will be keeping an eye on it for the next while.
A shooting crack in the new soft windslabs found on southerly aspects.
A shooting crack in the new soft windslabs found on southerly aspects.
There was good riding, but with cold temperatures we were extra careful about terrain and stayed very close to the cabin to warm up.
There was good riding, but with cold temperatures we were extra careful about terrain and stayed very close to the cabin to warm up.