- Submitted by
- eddiepetryshen23
- Observations date
- Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 19:04
- Location
- 49.371933° N 116.063055° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Heavy
- Powder
- Wet
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Foggy
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
Skied up to just shy of 2400 metres and still moist wet snow. Snowpack feels weak and not as consolidated in this zone of the southern Purcells. Crust down 70 cm. Still very brushy down lower. Snow was very saturated and heavy by 1pm.