- Submitted by
- lara.thiessen
- Observations date
- Saturday, January 23, 2021 at 17:00
- Location
- 49.455963° N 117.116065° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Terrible
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Hard
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- Sunny slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
- Sunny
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
Comments
Inconsistent skiing, wind slab to shear crust. Very wind affected in alpine and upper treeline NW aspects.
Surface hoar 3-6mm in treed and wind-sheltered areas observed.
Skied a NE aspect steep, treed line with 5-15cm on top of crust - significant sluffing
End of day observed another group trigger a size 1 slab traversing a steep, open, NW slope
