- Submitted by
- Frozen Pirate
- Observations date
- Friday, December 20, 2019 at 21:55
- Location
- 52.600460° N 119.245830° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-119.24583,52.60046,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Allan Creek Reload")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Amazing
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Foggy
- Stormy
- Warm
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Great day in the highcountry. Quite the difference from yesterday. 24-30cms overnight and the farther back into the caribous you went the better the snow got. Numerous size 1 avalanches in steep lee terrain with wide propagation. Natural, remote and sled triggered. Suspect a break in the wind mid storm lead to very soft upper slab releasing within the most recent storm snow. We tested several steep convex northerly features at upper treeline/alpine and saw no other movement. Cornices growing large. Alpine temps -5. Stormy, foggy day but we got some great breaks in the weather. Ride safe.
