- Submitted by
- Mitchell Sulkers
- Observations date
- Friday, February 22, 2019 at 22:07
- Location
- 50.963006° N 122.884763° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Amazing
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- Hard
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- Sunny slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Cold
- Sunny
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Thursday p.m. significant wind event from 1430-1930 hrs. Ridge top winds to 100 kph at ridge tops from NNW.
Within 30min windslabs reacting remotely with shooting cracks to 15m. Within 1.5hrs, windslabs to 50cm failing remotely on steep lee terrain. Ski cuts to 30cm easy and running far on 35 degree entrances. Overnight, some cornice tab failures releasing wind deposits beneath.
Specific deposition on S to SE exposures. By 190222 0900, slabs no longer reactive, but covered with 12cm HST. 50m elevation below ridges, snow non-wind affected and skiing well to 40cm ski pen at treeline.
Did not poke into cross loaded alpine terrain on Friday as pre-existing windslabs to 50cm over 3mm facets would have certainly triggered under new load and rider traffic.
Other than that, 8 days of fine conditions.
