- Submitted by
- Bryan Fenske
- Observations date
- Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 18:20
- Location
- 51.563516° N 116.353653° 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:
- Dense trees
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Cold
- Stormy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Comments
Given the reports of the wind slab, we opted for southern aspect glades and lapped Pulpit 1. Dug a test pit on our first uptrack, following are our observations:
Snow Height: 195cm
Elevation: 2200m
Air Temp: -11 degrees Celsius
Aspect: S
Slope Angle: 34 degrees
Results: CTM-17. Failed on the interface 50cm down. Collapsed but did not slide. The storm snow required a strong hand push to sheer off the interface after the test failure. Looks like it will be some time before this layer heals.