- Submitted by
- carter.northey
- Observations date
- Saturday, January 16, 2021 at 14:30
- Location
- 50.731194° N 115.265549° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Snow was hard and wind affected on bowl up to hero knob. Snow depth depreciated to rock exposure on a lot of areas. Small whumphing felt on tour up from crust, but no crack propagation. Crust roughly 2-3cm thick with sugar snow underneath. North facing slopes wind swept, but wind lips not as prevalent as expected. Snow felt stable with no shifting or slab like activity. Sweet 16 was hard pack for the first 100m then crust on powder, still rideable and enjoyable.
Some debris noticed on bottom Black Prince Couloir.
