- Submitted by
- haydan_fetterly
- Observations date
- Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 16:00
- Location
- 49.172330° N 117.889760° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- We rode:
- Cut blocks
- Sunny slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Avalanche conditions
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
AST2 course. Dug a pit at:
6300 feet elevation West facing. Down one Meter from surface.
90cm Column test.
Partial fracture at 10cm down. Moderate tap (elbow) at 13 - non propagating
Partial fracture at 30cm down. Hard tap at 23 (Shoulder) - non propagating
Faceting at 30 CM 3mm - snow temp -3C
Skiing was very icey at the bottom by highway.

