- Submitted by
- corycoryh
- Observations date
- Sunday, December 20, 2020
- Location
- 49.604549° N 117.755187° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Elevation band
- Treeline
- Did you observe whumpfing?
- Yes
- Did you observe cracking?
- Yes
- Sled penetration
- 30cm
- Surface conditions
- Crust
- New snow
- Snowpack test failure layer crystal type
- Crust
Comments
Slab fracture from sled up track above road cut. Approx 1800m, north ish aspect. Broke along melt freeze/rain crust (which is well bonded to upper snow pack) that sits approx 30cm down. Lots of whomping and settling. No other noted signs of movement but stayed on mellow terrain.
