- Submitted by
- rthomfor
- Observations date
- Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 19:00
- Location
- 49.042270° N 117.048400° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Comments
Skied off the the SE side of Ripple Ridge, skiing was good, sinking about 25-30 cm in the fresh snow, you could feel the sun crust from last Friday with your pole while skinning but not when your skiing down. Crust was down about 30-40 cm.