- Submitted by
- northrockiesfieldteam
- Observations date
- Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 19:00
- Location
- 53.007431° N 121.517268° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Heavy
- Wet
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Steep slopes
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
The sun was cooking things at Groundhog today! The high temperatures, strong sun and a weak overnight freeze quickly softened the snowpack. It didn’t take long before loose wet avalanches and huge rollerballs were easy to start on solar aspects. By noon temperatures were nearing 15°C and even shadier slopes were getting wet. With the snow so warm we decided not to drop into the north facing bowl we had originally planned, but enjoyed some T shirt riding and soaked up the sun instead. A great day for sunscreen!
