- Submitted by
- cdnmoose11
- Observations date
- Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 03:54
- Location
- 54.504350° N 128.945860° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Powder
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
Went to check out the Shames backcountry, to look for evidence of natural/recent activity.
Breakable crust and lousy ski quality below 900m. Good skiing where there was no wind effect in the alpine down to ~1000m.
Evidence of a major cycle during the storm with many fracture lines already drifted in or covered. More recent natural activity mostly localized to the upper treeline band, especially in cross-loaded features. Storm snow settling rapidly but foot pen was still 80cm + (ski pen 30cms). Area of most concern is that upper treeline band where surface hoar (from Jan 23?) may still be preserved and reactive.
