- Submitted by
- Steven Noël
- Observations date
- Friday, April 7, 2023 at 22:52
- Location
- 49.618683° N 114.757913° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Terrible
- Snow conditions were:
- Heavy
- Crusty
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Cut blocks
- Dense trees
- We stayed away from:
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Warm
- Cloudy
- Avalanche conditions
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Skied up Loop Ridge today. +2 at the car in the AM, +10 on return. Enough snow for continuous skinning on the roads, but melting fast. Some significant whumphing with long (100m+) shooting cracks on a wind-loaded road cut, but no terrain steep enough to slide. On descent the already marginal freeze was greatly decimated despite the cloudy day. Some isothermal sections, but overall adequate for quick descent of the road.