- Submitted by
- crashtestwilliams
- Observations date
- Friday, November 20, 2020 at 18:00
- Location
- 49.015322° N 114.061558° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Stormy
- Windy
Comments
Dust on crust! The 5-10cm of new wind blown snow is not bonding well to the refreeze crust. Even in the trees, mellow turns sloughed all snow down to the crust. The snow was better in sheltered areas. Riding steep open terrain above the lake is asking for disaster until things change.
