- Submitted by
- Drew Lyness
- Observations date
- Thursday, December 27, 2018 at 01:42
- Location
- 59.999811° N 134.667553° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Cut blocks
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Sunny
- 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
Two laps on Boxing Day in the Powder Valley area at tree-line. Nice powder turns. Very little wind during the day up to around 1200m. Little sign of transport having occurred beneath this elevation. We skied north facing slopes tl to btl. Surface was 20-30cm of light dry unconsolidated storm snow overlying a decomposing melt freeze crust / facet combo. Bonding at this interface varied according to aspect, elevation and terrain exposure to wind. Some wind slabbing observed at upper elevations. We observed debris from one na s2 avalanche, likely from the previous storm cycle which had run quite far to tree-line from a couloir up on one of the Paddy Peaks. Temps through the day -15 best guess. Great skiing with decent coverage at tree line and below.
