- Submitted by
- jake.finnan
- Observations date
- Sunday, October 14, 2018 at 05:15
- Location
- 51.702350° N 116.492220° 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
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Sunny
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Variable conditions with lots of recent wind effect. Found poor conditions and wind slab closer to Peyto lake (nice photo though!), but further south on the eastern aspect at treeline and below we found some really nice snow in the thin trees and open chutes. Did a few laps and had a good day overall despite the wind. A size 1 skier triggered avalanche occurred on a convex roll moments before we arrived, which was wind slab - the crown varying in depth between 30-60cm. It did not run far, but would have been spooky. Cracking witnessed several times, and a large wumpf experienced by only myself as we were leaving the area near the lake to find better conditions. Lots of rocks out there but some turns to be had! Mid October? Doesn't seem like it.
