- Submitted by
- Paul Clarke
- Observations date
- Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 17:30
- Location
- 49.054438° N 117.010730° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-117.01072982450185,49.0544379101587,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Kootenay Pass")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Amazing
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- We rode:
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Stormy
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
We noticed shooting cracks and small slab releases on mainly south western slopes. This was likely because two days earlier these slopes got blasted by the sun. Lots of evidence of melting could be seen on the south western side of trees as well. Interesting to note, south western slopes were forecast to be the better option to avoid wind slabs.
