- Submitted by
- andysadamson
- Observations date
- Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 22:00
- Location
- 51.096020° N 115.792700° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Heavy
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Sunny
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Comments
Searching for super mellow line down Wawa Ridge today; highly conscious of very reactive conditions. Hand shear on ascent found 50 cms+ 4F/1F HST overlying dense P WSL. Hand shear failed on isolation. Whilst traveling gingerly along height of ridge past Sunshine repeater we generated a Sr (10m) sz 2.0 on 20-25 degree North aspect. Crown depth 20 cm - 120+ where wind-loaded, scrubbed right to basal facets around rock talus (Oct 26 MFC likely). Sufficiently spooked (and reminded to respect Mother Nature) we bravely retreated back down up-track to inbounds ski area. On descent we Sr another sz 2.0 (20 m) - propagated over 100 m but obscured vis prevented inspection. AA, AG
