- Submitted by
- eric.a.carter
- Observations date
- Monday, November 21, 2016 at 08:00
- Location
- 50.197342° N 123.264370° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Terrible
- Snow conditions were:
- Heavy
- Wet
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Foggy
- Stormy
- Warm
- Wet
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
>50cm storm snow on early nov crust at 1600m. Very heavy and wet. Big pinwheels on steep terrain. Huge tree bombs falling. Didn't see any natural activity and couldn't move anything with ski cuts.