- Submitted by
- rthomfor
- Observations date
- Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 18:00
- Location
- 49.077490° N 117.065280° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- Sunny slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
- Sunny
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Skied the North side of Kootenay Pass today, toured up Cornice Ridge and went over towards Lost Creek, lots of signs of recent avalanche activity on North and eastern aspects. Some of the starts zones are quite small convex rolls, but if caught consequences are high
