- Submitted by
- MattSzczepanski
- Observations date
- Saturday, January 2, 2021 at 19:00
- Location
- 49.534741° N 115.118499° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Powder
- Wet
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Stormy
- Warm
- 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.
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
Went for a walk up Mount Fernie and skied supported terrain around TL.
Freezing level ~1450m. Lots of wind transport @ TL with stiffer slabs forming on NE aspects. Had a few cracks in steeper convex rolles and wind loaded pockets but no avalanching. Poor visibility into Alpine.