The sun is very hot
Observed Jan 6, 2024, 11:00 a.m. PST · Yukon
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Quick report
- Comment
- Great riding conditions and beautiful sun, with no signs of instability in the morning. There were some wind slabs higher in the alpine that we steered clear of in favour of riding the excellent soft snow below. In the afternoon the heat of the sun was melting the snow on our skis, and the surface snow seemed to be consolidating a bit more. Skiing out at about 4:20 heard one whoomph. Looking up at the slopes that had been skied, we saw some ski tracks heading into the debris of an avalanche that looked to be possibly remote triggered. There were also tracks coming out of the bottom of the debris pile.
- Weather
- Sunny, Cloudy
- Ride type
- Open trees, Alpine slopes, Steep slopes, Sunny slopes
- Riding quality
- Amazing
- Snow conditions
- Wind affected, Powder
- Avalanche conditions
- Avalanche condition temp, Avalanche condition sound, Avalanche condition slab
Snowpack report
- Depth
- 160
- Comment
- CT13 on surface hoar, approximately 45 cm down. Propagated and slid into the pit when a skier skinned above the pit to fill it in.
- Obs type
- Point
- Site aspect
- SE, E
- Test fracture
- Sudden
- Test initiation
- Easy
- Test failure depth
- 45
- Site elevation band
- Tln
- Surface conditions
- New snow
- Test failure layer crystal types
- Surface hoar
Weather report
- Wind speed
- Wind speed calm
- Blowing snow
- None
- Sky condition
- Few clouds
- Temperature trend
- Rising
- Precipitation type
- None