- Submitted by
- Bryan Fenske
- Observations date
- Monday, November 11, 2019 at 19:00
- Location
- 51.698967° N 116.496379° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Heavy
- Powder
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Comments
Skiing quality was good, but new storm snow is consolidating and the powder is becoming heavier. Avoided areas with obvious wind affect. Dug a test pit out of curiosity. Results as follows:
Elevation: 2400m
Aspect: NE
Snow Depth: 105cm
Angle: 31 degrees
Air Temp: -4.5 Celsius
Results: No reaction in test pit. When the test column was pulled by hand afterwards, no layer sheered - the entire column slid at ground.