- Submitted by
- triley
- Observations date
- Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 19:00
- Location
- 54.382770° N 127.101490° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Open trees
- Sunny slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
Comments
10-20 cm of recent snow had been transported into wind slabs in the alpine by southwest winds. Slope testing in steep alpine terrain did not release any slab avalanches in areas that have seen a lot of use this season. One rider in the "Meat Cache" triggered a size 2.5 wind slab above a hard crust down 60 cm on the first attempt to ride in this area. The "Shoot-out" area saw extensive use without any releases. There were over 100 riders in the area for the return of the "Annual Poker Ride".
