- Submitted by
- nikaksamit
- Observations date
- Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 18:00
- Location
- 51.838210° N 116.715340° 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:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Mellow slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Widespread sastrugi and wind affected snow above 1800 m. Lots of small wind slabs slid on terrain around 30 degrees: 15-30 cm crowns, 15-30 m wide, in lee areas on small convexities. Very touchy and one was remotely triggered. Some cornices forming on north sides of ridge lines.