- Submitted by
- coltowalker
- Observations date
- Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 08:00
- Location
- 50.025514° N 122.870158° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Powder
- We rode:
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Warm
Comments
Skied the cowboy area
Dug multiple hand pits down to 50 cm deep
3 cm crust sitting on top of facets easily sheared
Crust is thick and widespread enough to bridge skiers weight. Facets below the crust are still prominent and widespread.
5 cm to 10 cm of new snow on top of crust, mixture of grapple, low density, and surface hoar. New snow on top of crust is not bonding well at all.
Cowboy ridge temps were hovering around + 2 C. The PWL was in the forefront of my mind today - definitely avoiding areas that thin out and do not have the thick crust to bridge. Still heads up hockey out there.
New snow skied lovely
