- Submitted by
- Charlie Bourque
- Observations date
- Thursday, January 3, 2019 at 18:31
- Location
- 50.978400° N 118.774500° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Amazing
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- We rode:
- Convex slopes
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Stormy
- Warm
- 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.
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
We saw many size 1 on an open slope around km 13 in the gorge area. We also triggered many small size 1 in the area we skies, mostly on steeper and open slopes. The crowns were about 20 cm deep and never step down to a deeper layer. Great riding conditions.