- Submitted by
- npin
- Observations date
- Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 20:45
- Location
- 49.611550° N 121.087650° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Wet
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Mellow slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
Skied the North bowl from the col between Thar and Nak Peak. On the ascent we encountered wet snow overlying old windslab on solar aspects and stiff windslabs near ridge top, which made for challenging travel. Ski crampons proved to be helpful. There has been a significant amount of traffic on Thar, and there were several groups in the area today.
