- Submitted by
- kfwoodall1
- Observations date
- Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 19:06
- Location
- 50.177900° N 118.369090° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- Heavy
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Foggy
- Stormy
- Warm
- Wet
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
40+cm of new snow. We rode mellow slopes, tight trees and open trees. Whumpfing present on open treed slopes. After feeling whumps we decided to move back into simpler terrain. No sign of slides but multiple weak layers present, avoiding avalanche terrain as much as possible.