- Submitted by
- ojwhogan
- Observations date
- Monday, February 18, 2019 at 19:00
- Location
- 50.845962° N 117.978337° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Cut blocks
- Mellow slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Cold
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Second run on lower north facing cut blocks at Mccrae. As we came to the top of a small drainage/gully the slide was set off and it propagated around 80 meters through some dead standing trees. Very heavy wind affected snow. It didn't run fast or for very long. No one got buried.
