- Submitted by
- southrockies
- Observations date
- Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 21:00
- Location
- 50.078710° N 115.053330° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Amazing
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
Comments
Elkford delivered today with 20 - 25 cm low-density snow blanketing the terrain from truck to ridge top. We were expecting wind slabs but only observed small dry loose avalanche activity in steep terrain.
There was a very thin temperature crust up to the Alpine under the most recent snow from last week's warming that was not affecting the skiing or sledding, even on steep south-facing slopes.
The snowpack at 2300 m NE facing slope had 220 cm total snow depth. The mid-pack is well settled. The early December crust is down 125 cm with a facet layer above. This layer is also gaining some strength but we continue to be wary of steep, rocky terrain. We had no test results.
