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Cabin Days

Submitted by
northrockiesfieldteam
Observations date
Friday, January 12, 2024 at 02:00
Location
53.007460° N 121.548310° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Cabin Days

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Good
Snow conditions were:
  • Powder

Information

The day was:
  • Cold
  • Sunny
Avalanche conditions
  • Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
  • Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Comments

We spent today at Groundhog Lake where the intense cold kept us close to the warmth of the cabin. It warmed up to a whopping -29ºC today and the cool temps are keeping the new snow soft and fluffy. We saw one little wind slab from previous southerly winds and a few loose dry avalanches in the steep terrain around the lake. The recent wind shift from south to north has started blowing snow around leaving soft, thin windslabs in a wide variety of places.
The small (size 1) wind slab near the cabin. The slab was very small but it managed to gain mass by entraining loose dry snow.
The small (size 1) wind slab near the cabin. The slab was very small but it managed to gain mass by entraining loose dry snow.
Soft new snow sits over a layer of small surface hoar crystals over a crust at treeline. We aren't seeing any avalanches on this layer yet, but will be keeping an eye on it for the next while.
Soft new snow sits over a layer of small surface hoar crystals over a crust at treeline. We aren't seeing any avalanches on this layer yet, but will be keeping an eye on it for the next while.
A shooting crack in the new soft windslabs found on southerly aspects.
A shooting crack in the new soft windslabs found on southerly aspects.
There was good riding, but with cold temperatures we were extra careful about terrain and stayed very close to the cabin to warm up.
There was good riding, but with cold temperatures we were extra careful about terrain and stayed very close to the cabin to warm up.