- Submitted by
- northrockiesfieldteam
- Observations date
- Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 20:00
- Location
- 53.285982° N 120.338088° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-120.33808777952694,53.28598237771649,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Windslabs and 3 Broken Ski Poles")
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- Wind affected
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Strong south winds today were rapidly building cornices and windslabs in lee north through east facing slopes. I was able to ski cut several size 1 slabs 10-20cm deep on lee apects today. We found good skiing lower down in sheltered trees and avoided the alpine due to the wind effect. We also saw one size 2 windslab on a neighbouring mountain on a north east aspect.
