- Submitted by
- m_ruta
- Observations date
- Sunday, December 22, 2019 at 20:30
- Location
- 51.304360° N 117.088910° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Amazing
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Open trees
Information
- The day was:
- 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
Skied a short lap in the Molars area to get a feel for all this new snow. Widespread whumphing and avalanche activity observed on all aspects. Great care was taken in terrain selection. Turned around at 2000m before steep or open slopes were reached and wallowed back to the base area. Snow is spectacular where enough speed can be gained to enjoy it.