- Submitted by
- Eirik Sharp ACMG
- Observations date
- Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 20:37
- Location
- 51.673779° N 116.429586° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
%2F-116.42958641052246%2C51.67377938320099%2C8%2C0%2C0%2F1026x200%3Faccess_token%3Dpk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g&w=1200&q=75 "Hellen's Ridge")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Cut blocks
Information
- The day was:
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Hid from the strong winds at tree line on Helen's Ridge and found great riding in the open glades. The upper snow pack feels hollow when trail breaking with a widespread 25cm thick soft Alan sitting over 10-15cm of low density facets above the Nov12 crust. Ski pen was around 40cm which made for wallowing trail breaking. Shooting cracks in steep terrain and Some recent skier triggers size 1.5 avalanches on steep open slopes kept us skiing short pitches on lower angle terrain out of the wind.