- Submitted by
- cdnmoose11
- Observations date
- Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 20:00
- Location
- 49.123230° N 120.864280° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-120.86428,49.12323,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Variable powder-schmoo on variable sun crusts")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Powder
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
15-20cm settling storm snow (getting schmooey on south aspects by noon) sits on sun crusts (ranging from 20cm thick on steep true south) to 1-2cm and breakable on lower angled E or SW aspects. The top 10-15cm was reactive on steep south facing slopes (shooting cracks)... overall it was quite variable and not exactly carefree skiing!
Maybe best to seek out high(er) north facing aspects?
