- Submitted by
- avybites
- Observations date
- Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 07:00
- Location
- 51.540456° N 116.471406° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Terrible
- Snow conditions were:
- Heavy
- Wet
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
Tough conditions. Snow is isothermal to 2200m. Then breakable crust above. Very challenging travel on the way down.
No new avalanches seen but evidence of a widespread cycle over the past few days...