Mt. Donner

Submitted by: Barry Hansen
Observations date: Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 21:00
Location: 49.688630° N 125.891490° W
Reporting on: Snow conditions

Quick

Avalanche

Snowpack

Weather

Incident

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:

Amazing

Snow conditions were:

Heavy
Powder

We rode:

Alpine slopes
Convex slopes
Mellow slopes
Open trees
Steep slopes
Sunny slopes

Information

The day was:

Sunny
Warm

Comments

Snow was light, fluffy, and deep in the morning but got heavier by mid-afternoon. Lots of natural and human triggered wet, loose avalanching on southwest slopes.

Subalpine of Mt. Donner with Kent-Urquhart in background.

Lots of natural and human triggered wet loose avalanching on southwest slopes.