- Submitted by
- Gareth Weston
- Observations date
- Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 16:00
- Location
- 51.251025° N 117.500812° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- Heavy
- We rode:
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Foggy
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
Comments
Skiied a socked in Abbot Path Minor, very deep but heavy powder conditions due to warming temps. Several ski cuts atop steep convexities resulted in slabs breaking down to Feb 22nd surface hoar layer, becoming increasingly energetic as elevation was lost.