- Submitted by
- wardsbd
- Observations date
- Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 20:00
- Location
- 51.062810° N 115.795859° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Stormy
- Avalanche conditions
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
HS of 45 cm on SE aspect at 2350m. Knife-hard crust at ground level with low-density settled storm snow on top. Small (1mm) facets observed on the crust, but compression test showed no results. Ski penetration 10 cm on fast snow. Decent skiing in low-angle meadow terrain. Alpine zones wind-stripped to rock during the storm. Intermittent squalls throughout the day. Below 2100m, snow became sticky and wet on exit.
