- Submitted by
- abby
- Observations date
- Sunday, February 17, 2019 at 17:30
- Location
- 49.660670° N 123.126040° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
Information
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Widespread whumpfing below 1300 meters and some unsupported features (pillows) failed remotely from 10-30 meters away. The failure was 30-40 centimeters down on a decomposing crust (about 10 centimeters above a very firm crust). Despite the touchiness of unsupported features, there was only limited cracking under our skis and between tracks. We did not observe this instability above 1300 meters.