- Submitted by
- damien
- Observations date
- Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 21:00
- Location
- 50.138260° N 124.160420° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Comments
Dec 24th 2025. Emma Lake area, dug a pit at elevation 1450m, west-facing, alpine terrain :
Snow depth 195cm,
Melted-Ice crust at 90cm depth.
CT test showed :
-fracture at 10 + 20cm (wrist tap number 3). Probably overnight snowfall (Tues. Dec 23rd 2025).
-Fracture at 60cm depth (elbow tap number 6).
-Fracture 85cm down (shoulder tap number 10).
We skied west and NW-facing, low-angle terrain and avoided steep, higher-consequence runs.
Emma Lake is not frozen yet.