- Submitted by
- jacobjblawrence
- Observations date
- Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 21:00
- Location
- 50.916310° N 119.926530° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- We rode:
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Foggy
- Sunny
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Tricky, thin snowpack. In one shallow steep area at the top of the elevator chutes we noticed a fracture as pictured in the first photo - failing on the facets at the bottom of the snowback. After witnessing this, we stepped it back to more moderate terrain.
