- Submitted by
- mikael.callaway
- Observations date
- Friday, January 1, 2021 at 20:00
- Location
- 54.503400° N 128.984880° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-128.98488,54.5034,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Cats and No Dogs")
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Amazing
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Stormy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Skied SW (Cats - short 50m upper pitch only) and E/SE (No Dogs) slopes from 1300m to 850m. Light winds at ridge top and temps 0 to -2 (est.). Moderate to heavy snow falling all day with reactive storm slab building over preserved surface hoar. Shooting cracks and whumfing observed in open trees near ridge top. Multiple remotely triggered (up to 20m away) size 1 avalanches occurred while both climbing and descending; crowns ~35cm with notable propogation. Very touchy conditions. Natural avalanches were also heard from distant obscured slopes.
