- Submitted by
- jamesminifie
- Observations date
- Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at 20:00
- Location
- 59.724080° N 135.075730° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Stormy
- 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
Up to 40cm storm snow in White Pass over the last couple of days. As we left the shelter of the trees, the surface snow became quite slabby and variably wind affected. We had 2 settlements in open glades and some minor cracking from our ski tips.
