- Submitted by
- Zack Wentz
- Observations date
- Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 20:00
- Location
- 50.105770° N 123.183000° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Hard
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Open trees
- Sunny slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
- Sunny
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Observed shooting cracks in isolated wind-loaded pockets at treeline on SW-SE aspects. Released a small sz1 wind slab at approx. 1600m that fractured at the crown (tensile fracture), but did not run due to friction on the basal sliding plane. Isolated wind slabs forming on SW-SE aspects due to reverse loading from outflow winds. Though not much of a problem the day we were skiing, this could be a concern later on throughout the year.