- Submitted by
- rthomfor
- Observations date
- Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 19:30
- Location
- 49.061380° N 117.036010° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Deep powder
- Heavy
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Foggy
- Stormy
- Windy
Comments
Little bit of everything in the snow pack today, with wind slabs forming near ridgelines, 2cm sun crust on west facing slope, and nice pow on North aspects. Visibility was very poor most of the day, with no recent signs of avalanche activity.