- Submitted by
- Matt Kennedy
- Observations date
- Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at 22:30
- Location
- 52.212280° N 117.161370° 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 stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
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
Dug some holes today at the Jasper/ Banff boundary. Surface layers of soft wind slab from recent storms were generally bonded well. The mid-pack had one layer of concern which produced moderate results, and the lower snowpack facet soup displayed easy and spooky results.