- Submitted by
- ykfieldteam
- Observations date
- Thursday, January 3, 2019 at 21:00
- Location
- 59.619460° N 135.249370° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Warm
Comments
A great day of ski touring up to the Mt Cleveland Glacier.
YAAFRA / Fraser HS 85cm at the highway weather plot.
Weather: High -7 low -11. Light SW winds. Clear skies with valley fog in the afternoon. No snow transport.
Avalanche observations: Numerous sz 1 - 3 natural cornice, storm slabs, wind slabs, loose snow avalanches on steep north facing slopes between 1100m - 1850m.
One size 3 had stepped down to ground.
Isolated point releases on steep south aspects in the afternoon.
Snowpack observations: Average HS 135cm.
On the glacier (1700m) HS 265cm. Ski pens 10cm. Boot pen 30cm.
Travel hazard observations: Cornices have been growing and a large right now! Creeks are still open.
