- Submitted by
- x.medium
- Observations date
- Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 20:00
- Location
- 53.867836° N 121.669739° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
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Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Terrible
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Heavy
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Foggy
- Stormy
- Warm
- Wet
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
Warm air aloft brought temps above 1200m elevation to above freezing. 1-2mm breakable crust formed early this morning or late last night, which made for poor riding quality. Temp at parking lot was -5 at 9am and -2 at 3pm.
Low snow made for a sporty ski out, with some serious alder bashing. Up top would have been great yesterday, but the bottom needs about another 50 cm to smooth things out, probably even a meter.