- Submitted by
- packhamavalancheconsulting
- Observations date
- Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 17:00
- Location
- 50.733540° N 117.589190° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Terrible
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- Heavy
- Wet
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Foggy
- Warm
- Wet
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
At 8am it was already warming and 0 degrees at 2100, conditions deteriorated rapidly when the rain started. Evidence of slab activity down 30cms in the storm. Limited obs. Tracks from 3 weeks ago still visible. HS was 105cms at 2000 meters. Cautious of smooth bed surfaces and kept it to low angled terrain. This should make a good base when it cools down.
