Mt Fernie wonder

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Mt Fernie wonder

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Good
Snow conditions were:
  • Deep powder
  • Heavy
  • Powder
We rode:
  • Dense trees
  • Mellow slopes
  • Open trees
We stayed away from:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Convex slopes
  • Steep slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Cloudy
  • Stormy
Avalanche conditions
  • Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
  • Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Comments

We stayed in mellow terrain. We did begin to climb onto some steeper terrain however we immediately seen shooting cracks and evidence of the storm slab accumulating in the snowpack. We also noticed some loose wet natural avalanche evidence in the area. So decided to turn around.