- Submitted by
- Matthew Lear
- Observations date
- Sunday, February 14, 2021 at 10:19
- Location
- 53.568595° N 120.061255° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- Hard
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- Sunny slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Snow profile 1800M 215cm snowpack. 38 degree slope 11c NE aspect Compaction test moderate Results sudden collapse at 45cm deep where Small amount of surface hoar (laying down) was present and facets.
Extended column test hard results 45cm half block propagation.
New Sled triggered size 1.5 slab avalanches seen on N to W aspects. Suspected wind slab but not verified.
