- Submitted by
- Bryan Mitchell
- Observations date
- Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 17:58
- Location
- 54.732811° N 127.455622° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Heavy
- Powder
- Wet
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Cut blocks
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Stormy
- Warm
- Wet
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- 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
Skied with low expectation today, and was pleasantly surprised. Morning was cool and calm. 1300m freezing line for most of the day. Above 1300m no evidence of rain. Observed 3 sz 1.5s from the day prior on steep north facing terrain. Skied supported NW aspects all morning. At 1:00pm wind significantly increased to >40kmh ridge top from the SW. Within 30 minutes of increased wind a significant amount of isolated wind slabs failed and ran ~100m in steep north facing terrain. We had good turns on supported NW slopes. Above 1300m expect good snow, just below enjoy fields on cinnamon buns and schnibley bits, and below 1200 bring your goretex or swim suit.
