- Submitted by
- skiblurst
- Observations date
- Thursday, March 3, 2022
- Location
- 51.245887° N 117.472406° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-117.47240577232552,51.24588733097346,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Touchy Glacier Crest")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- Heavy
- Powder
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Foggy
- Stormy
- Warm
- Wet
- Avalanche conditions
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
Touchy conditions on the Glacier Crest pillows. Ski cut at ridgetop produced 30cm storm slab propagating about 20m and running between 50-100m. Most pillows and the obvious convexities would break when skiing over.
