- Submitted by
- Kootenay Backcountry Guides
- Observations date
- Saturday, January 2, 2021
- Location
- 49.050888° N 117.067923° 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:
- Convex slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Foggy
- Stormy
- Warm
Comments
Surprisingly low snowpack in the twin lakes area. 100cm was most we could find up to 1900m where it grew to a max of 130cm.
The snow under the Dec 8 rain crust was very faceted and weak.
We didn't get any results on extended column tests.