Birchy Landslide

Soumis par
LB-R
Date d'observation
samedi 31 janvier 2026 à 12 h 30
Localisation
49.473200° N 57.677740° W
Rapport concernant
  • Conditions de neige
Carte pour le rapport du Réseau d'information en montagne: Birchy Landslide

Conditions de neige

La qualité du hors-piste était:
Incroyable
Les conditions de neige étaient :
  • Poudreuse
  • Affectée par le vent
Nous avons parcouru:
  • Pentes convexes
  • Blocs de coupe forestière
  • Forêt dense
  • Pentes de faible inclinaison
  • Forêt dégagée
Nous sommes restés à l'écart de:
  • Pentes alpines

Information

La journée était:
  • Nuageuse
  • Chaude

Commentaires

Warm day (-4C) after several days of cold weather (-15C). 32 cm of damp powder (I think we need another category for 'maritime powder'!) over much denser layer (by ski pole test) at all elevations. Skied over a small cornice at ridge-line on short, low-consequence slope, then made a ski cut which resulted in a damp sluff: no propagation, but the snow cut loose above me. Skied fast into trees so no picture of the open slope, pic from where I stopped in the trees.
ski track penetrated to dense layer 32 cm under soft damp power
ski track penetrated to dense layer 32 cm under soft damp power
At steepest slope beneath ridge snow was not well bonded
At steepest slope beneath ridge snow was not well bonded
Skied over cornice at top of short slope (low consequence), not in picture. Then did a ski cut and booted it for the trees as the slope a foot or two above me gave way resulting in a damp stuff (no propagation). Picture is of where I stopped in trees
Skied over cornice at top of short slope (low consequence), not in picture. Then did a ski cut and booted it for the trees as the slope a foot or two above me gave way resulting in a damp stuff (no propagation). Picture is of where I stopped in trees