- Submitted by
- stephensenecalski
- Observations date
- Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 08:00
- Location
- 49.446280° N 117.122640° 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:
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Stormy
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
Comments
Skiing in 5-Mile today, just outside of Whitewater Skihill. Felt like about 5cm fell overnight, this combined with moderate to strong easterly winds to form reactive windslabs. We skied in mainly protected TL glades and chutes where loaded pockets reacted more like a stormslab, about 5-15cm deep. In more exposed areas we avoided bigger terrain but still had several shooting cracks and some sluggish pockets moving (small size 1's). I'd expect more wind related avalanche action in exposed TL and ALP terrain as todays storm continues.