- Submitted by
- Les C
- Observations date
- Monday, February 8, 2021 at 19:00
- Location
- 49.718179° N 116.375615° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Amazing
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Sunny slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
- Sunny
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Skied between 1300-2500m on SE-SW aspects. We observed several whumpfs in open areas at the low end of treeline, so we dug down and found facets over a crust down 60 with sudden compression test results in the moderate to hard range. Also did a couple of extended column tests which propagated at moderate to hard as well. Sticking to lower angled slopes we gained a ridge at 2500m in the pm where the wind was moderate from the south and very chilly!
