- Submitted by
- twinmike
- Observations date
- Sunday, March 6, 2022 at 05:00
- Location
- 49.231970° N 124.596200° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Hard
- Powder
- Wet
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
Hard frozen snow made for difficult skiing up to the saddle. Once at the saddle the snow was softer with more sun. The snow in the shade was light and cold . In the sun it was wet and starting to get heavy at around 2:30 pm. I quick pit and shovel compression test produced a resistant sheer at around 90cm after hitting it with all my force many many times. Skiing some convex slopes lower down in the sun produces slight surface sloughing. Nothing dangerous.
