- Submitted by
- northrockiesfieldteam
- Observations date
- Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 01:00
- Location
- 52.573560° N 119.226480° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Foggy
- Windy
Comments
Today we saw numerous slab avalanches that released in the last 48hrs. When we dug a test pit we found an impressive layer of surface hoar (feathery crystals) 50 cm down. In our tests this layer failed, propagated, and slid into our laps. When we see recent avalanches, and have obvious signs of instability in tests, it's easy for us to choose conservative terrain. We found a lower angle, supportive part of the slope, and had good turns!