- Submitted by
- garrettaluebke
- Observations date
- Sunday, December 6, 2020 at 20:35
- Location
- 51.708002° N 116.503973° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Heavy
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Warm
- Windy
Comments
Cut an ECT on the bench just above the main skin track, 30-30cm. Can't tell from the photos but the back was cut as well.
Block survived 10 wrists, 10 elbows, 10 shoulders. We got it to shear in a non-planar fashion by wedging our shovel in behind and giving it a pry.
Snow depth was ~85cm in that spot.
Snow above it was decently crusted anywhere near a shoulder due to wind, but the middle of the face was quite nice considering there was no recent snow.
