- Submitted by
- Parks Canada Visitor Safety
- Observations date
- Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 16:00
- Location
- 51.330970° N 117.500250° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-117.50025,51.33097,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Wind transport, Rogers Pass")
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Sunny
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Comments
Strong, gusty westerly winds Wednesday morning rapidly transported the new storm snow into lee features. Suspect there is a reactive storm slab, especially Treeline and Alpine elevations.
