- Submitted by
- alexpienaar123
- Observations date
- Sunday, February 27, 2022 at 19:00
- Location
- 49.410350° N 123.197220° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-123.19722,49.41035,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Cypress Backside")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- Heavy
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Foggy
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- 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
40-50cm Crown propagating along the entire upper Strachan backside. Multiple smaller (0.5-1) avalanches at various elevations in the terrain in and surrounding cypress resort. Heavy wet snow at lower elevations did not slide even on steeper slopes.
