- Submitted by
- Brad Roach
- Observations date
- Monday, April 22, 2019 at 13:00
- Location
- 52.194950° N 117.209120° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Wind affected
Information
- The day was:
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
Comments
Took a quick look up AA col route of Athabasca, turned around shortly after gaining glacier due to strong winds and deteriorating weather with suspect windslab instabilities higher up. Variable riding conditions with a mix of breakable crust, wind affected 4f skiable snow, rock gardens, and ice. Very low tide for this time of year.
Upon exiting we observed a sz 2-3 na coming off the Snowdome seracs at approximately 730am. The slide ran over the common Athabasca glacier approach to the Columbia Icefield. Making it known that spring riding conditions are on hold right now.