Meat Cache is Loaded

Submitted by
AvCan Northwest
Observations date
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Location
54.414110° N 127.067900° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Meat Cache is Loaded

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
OK
Snow conditions were:
  • Wind affected
We rode:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Mellow slopes
We stayed away from:
  • Steep slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Cloudy
  • Sunny
Avalanche conditions
  • Slab avalanches today or yesterday.

Comments

Today we checked out conditions in the Telkwa Range. There were numerous older avalanches(48-72 hours) up to size 2, all running on the facets over the early December rain crust. We found one newer size 2 avalanche that we suspect was triggered by a snowmobile over the weekend. We are reaching the tipping point where the persistent weak layer of facets over the early December rain crust could begin producing larger avalanches more readily.
We suspect this avalanche is a snowmobile accidental from the weekend.
We suspect this avalanche is a snowmobile accidental from the weekend.
Start zone was thick with wind-loaded snow, but the avalanche failed on facets over the early Dec rain crust.
Start zone was thick with wind-loaded snow, but the avalanche failed on facets over the early Dec rain crust.
This avalanche ran a surprisingly long way, we estimated it went approximately 600m.
This avalanche ran a surprisingly long way, we estimated it went approximately 600m.