- Submitted by
- wgregg
- Observations date
- Sunday, December 9, 2018 at 17:18
- Location
- 52.431708° N 120.707645° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
Information
- The day was:
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Comments
The skiing on Saturday was amazing. The temp was -8 at 11am, light to no wind, approximately 5-10cms of new snow in last 48 hours. Massive surface hoar growth at lower elevations.
Saturday late evening brought on strong southwesterly winds, continuing to Sunday. Gust upwards of 50kmh or more. Enough to blow you across flats. 9am, -5, oc, new wind slabs release while isolating test column @2-5cm on likely sh, cte9 @30cm non-planar, then quite consolidated below that.
As the morning progressed the windslabs grew larger and touchier
