- Submitted by
- Stephen Senecal
- Observations date
- Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at 18:00
- Location
- 49.449390° N 117.134540° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- We rode:
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Stormy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Deep storm skiing in 5-Mile. Skied steep trees to 40 degrees, avoided open slopes and overhead hazard. Snowing 1-3 cm hour all day, light to moderate SW winds at ridge-top loading lee slopes. Deep snow required fat boards or steep terrain to get going.