- Submitted by
- rogerswierstra
- Observations date
- Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 20:30
- Location
- 49.292203° N 114.732993° 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
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Stormy
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
While skinning through trees on NW aspect we remotely triggered 1.5 size avalanche on adjacent rocky slope with thin unsupported snowpack. 20m wide / 45cm deep fracture line occurred 50m upslope from our position with slide running past us for a total length of 60m. Due to our position we were safe. Lots of whumphing and shooting cracks occurring in all rocky areas.
