- Submitted by
- abcdefg
- Observations date
- Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 19:57
- Location
- 49.318410° N 116.978310° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-116.97831,49.31841,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "South Selkirk's - Steep North Trees")
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Deep powder
- Heavy
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Foggy
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Stuck to steep north trees from ~1900m-1500m. Hollow sensation in snowpack when breaking trail. Super touchy on steep convex rolls or unsupported pockets...Electric propagation ski cutting unsupported steep pockets. Storm snow sliding on rain crust ~30-40cm down. Had to manage micro features pretty closely to make sure we didn't take a ride into a tree. Wouldn't dare to step out into any exposed or complex terrain right now.