- Submitted by
- nata.deleeuw
- Observations date
- Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 07:00
- Location
- 49.288747° N 114.402866° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
Comments
We skied a steep north facing line from upper tree-line elevation to valley bottom. Surface crust was widespread at valley bottom and found up to approx 1600 m on northerly aspects (no obs from other aspects). We observed isolated surface hoar in sheltered northerly areas around 1700-1800m. Ski quality was wind affected in open areas at higher elevations, and improved once we got just below treeline.