- Submitted by
- rhiakw
- Observations date
- Friday, February 15, 2019 at 22:00
- Location
- 49.056160° N 117.033220° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Cut blocks
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Foggy
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Comments
During our ascent, the trail breaking was moderate to difficult. Temperatures hovered around -5, but felt warmer due to high humidity. We felt slabs in some areas but saw no signs of instability (we rode apprx. 35 degree slopes). There were no cracking, whumpfing, drum-like sounds, or shooting cracks.
The southeast aspect was moderately wind affected from the storm on Thursday. And around the top there was wind loading. The new snow was starting to form a slab in some areas due to the humidity however, the number one issue was loose snow (sluffing).