- Submitted by
- jfloyer
- Observations date
- Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 17:02
- Location
- 54.001388° N 120.197623° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-120.19762323720312,54.001387855423246,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Wind slabs and loose snow avalanches")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Amazing
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- 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.
Comments
Three days in the Kakwa working on the weather station and making snowpack observations. There was an avalanche cycle on Tuesday night caused by reverse loading as winds switched to the NW. On Wednesday and Thursday upper elevation winds continued to build wind slabs in exposed locations.
