- Submitted by
- daolthof
- Observations date
- Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 00:18
- Location
- 52.206765° N 117.143440° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Amazing
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
Comments
Very good below treeline riding on a solid ‘right side up’ snowpack.
Snowpack assessment:
~2200m
NNE aspect
28 degree slope
Temp: -10
HS 80cm
Top 30cm fist
20cm 4 finger
Significant crust
20cm 1 finger
10cm pencil
Compression test:
Sudden collapse result at CTM3 on the crust down 50cm (deep persistent weakness)
ECT:
Sudden collapse on hard 3. Same layer. No propagation.
On the right aspect at the right elevation, the snow is great!