- Submitted by
- David Murray
- Observations date
- Saturday, January 16, 2021 at 19:00
- Location
- 51.661948° N 116.393448° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Nice day on Helen shoulder, we did experience whumpfing on the south aspect at the 2100 metre mark - getting to the top of the tree line, but still in the trees. We mainly skied the NE aspect, towards Helen Creek. We noticed some wind affect, but no reactivity.
