- Submitted by
- mmoen
- Observations date
- Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 22:40
- Location
- 55.257232° N 122.714067° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
- Windy
- 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.
Comments
Shooting cracks and propagation in wind affected areas where new storm snow had any slab like properties (4 fingers hardness or greater). Failing (sudden planar) on Jan 5 rain crust with 20 to 35+ cms of new snow on top from recent storm.
