- Submitted by
- Trish Drinkle
- Observations date
- Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 18:00
- Location
- 49.075216° N 116.896546° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
The North side of Maryland FSR has a significant crust. A crust strong enough to leave a bruise on my forearm after dropping a shoulder into the hill to cut a steep sidehill. Around the Terry Watt Cabin, the snow doesn't have as much of a crust, and has more fresh powder to play in. There were some natural small slides we observed on the North Side of Maryland FSR about 7 kms up.
