- Submitted by
- Lauren Phillips
- Observations date
- Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 23:00
- Location
- 53.071830° N 121.501740° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-121.50174,53.07183,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Yanks peak")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Amazing
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Cut blocks
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
Comments
Elevation 6220 ft
Aspect -w/nw
Pen. Foot 28 cm
Light wind
-6.3
Snow depth 245 cm
Between 245 and 210 depth was fist
Between 210 and 195 depth was 4 fingers
Between 195 and 165 depth was 1 finger
Between 165 and 145 depth was pencil
Between 145 and ground was knife
Did temperatures every 10 cm from 245 cm to 105 cm and pretty much dropped consistently by .3
Did a compression test and it did not fracture CTN
Surprised the snow pack at this location was so good and bonded.
Beautiful day riding and saw very few people out.
Days like today, make me happy to live in the north!!!
:)
