- Submitted by
- eric_kitteringham
- Observations date
- Friday, December 11, 2020
- Location
- 50.695720° N 115.213692° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
Interesting conditions skiing at black Prince yesterday. 20cm storm snow sitting on top of Windslab. Massive inversion with 10-15 degree temp difference from valley floor to alpine. Valley bottom we noted whumfing and shooting cracks on that Windslab while breaking trail. We stuck to lower angle slopes at treeline/alpine and the Windslab was soft from strong solar/inversion. Pinwheeling noted in at treeline as we left. Great skiing higher, but poor skiing below treeline with the hard Windslab.
