- Submitted by
- glenn
- Observations date
- Sunday, December 29, 2019 at 17:00
- Location
- 54.139210° N 121.412970° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Powder
- Wet
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Open trees
- Sunny slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
We noticed lots of whumpfing and shooting cracks while skinning up. At least one of these caused a smaller slide into the bowl from the lower ridge. We witnessed a skiier-triggered slide (size 1.5-2) on a steep SE open convex slope