- Submitted by
- Brandon Nedelec
- Observations date
- Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 19:30
- Location
- 49.466020° N 117.727150° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Foggy
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Comments
Observed a thin 1-2cm crust around 1500 ft at a depth of roughly 50cm below the surface caused by a previous warming prior to recent fresh snow load.
At around 5500-6000 ft there was an excess of 30+ cm of new snow within the last 48 hours, snow was very dry and made for great riding conditions. No visual signs of instabilities in the snowpack on slopes <30°.
Experienced consistent snowfall throughout the day, roughly 1-2cm per hour.