- Submitted by
- davidbsterry
- Observations date
- Monday, April 23, 2018 at 06:34
- Location
- 55.226220° N 122.220640° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Hard
- Heavy
- Wet
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Cut blocks
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
Significant avalanche activity from last week's snow fall. All observed avalanches were Class 1-2 and on NE (wind loaded) aspects and were several days old. No avalanches on S facing aspects although warm weather will likely result in S facing aspect slides in the near future.
Pit details:
Total snow depth - 2.9m
Pit depth - 1.5 m
Ice layers @ 40 cm, 100 cm
NE facing aspect
22 degrees
CTM12 @ 20 cm
CTH 25 @ 40 cm
Elevation 1600 m (5300ft)
