- Submitted by
- eboehringer
- Observations date
- Friday, March 6, 2026 at 20:00
- Location
- 51.685339° N 116.399992° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Sunny slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Travel on south and west aspects was crusty, while north and east were wind affected, but we did find some decent turns off the high col. After observing some whumpfing and settling as we descended a NE slope toward Lake Katherine, we decided against doing yo-yos.
