- Submitted by
- msulkers
- Observations date
- Friday, April 13, 2018 at 07:35
- Location
- 50.045788° N 122.914778° 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:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Foggy
- Stormy
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Comments
A variety of aspects and elevations tested today. In a.m. windslabs easily cut below ridgetops or convexities in open trees. Slabs to 50cm deep and strong winds even below treeline. In ventures into the alpine, slabs to 70cm and some major sastrugi in the making with winds to 100kph. Variable winds with aome strong from NE in a.m. and rounding to SE and S by noon.
Best skiing in sheltered semi-open trees with up to 45cm ski pen. Snowing s4 for some of the morning and freshies right to valley bottom before temps started to spike.
Conditions could be good tomorrow, but expect slab formation to be quite variable...