- Submitted by
- chris1perra
- Observations date
- Sunday, November 27, 2016 at 00:19
- Location
- 51.048000° N 118.820000° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Amazing
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- We rode:
- Cut blocks
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Foggy
- Stormy
- Warm
- Wet
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Comments
Size 1.5s easily triggered in the gullies and steeper features on the slopes above KM 17. Did not observe any step downs on layers deeper then the storm snow, likely too many anchors on our slopes.
Be afraid, Greg Hill 2016