- Submitted by
- Andrew Philpott
- Observations date
- Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 21:43
- Location
- 51.444190° N 116.162550° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Heavy
- Powder
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Dense trees
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Warm
- Windy
Comments
Skied west bowl, richardson ridge, finger chutes the past 2 days. Column tests each day failed on presumed dec 31 crust, 4 and 6 strikes medium range respectively. Could not collapse the basal layer. Did remote trigger an unsettling sz 1(?) soft snow approaching a windloaded area above finger chutes. 8cm deep, 25m across. Otherwise, midpack felt firm most places. Snow on top was blower or wind affected. Tiny touch of suncrust. Pretty great skiing.