- Submitted by
- nelsonsknight
- Observations date
- Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 22:21
- Location
- 50.917422° N 119.933740° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Snow conditions were:
- Hard
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Dense trees
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Foggy
- Sunny
- Windy
Comments
Dug a pit and tested an isolated column. Top layer failed at 8 taps with just the hand. Full column failed at 6 taps from the elbow down to 15 cm. I ski cut a steeper aspect on rock and it didn't propagate.









