- Submitted by
- alpineairadventures
- Observations date
- Monday, February 13, 2017 at 06:00
- Location
- 51.634030° N 116.494530° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Mellow slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Spent 4 days on the Wapta, 9-12th. Lots of new snow and L-M winds. The ski quality was good to very good although we kept things mellow due to the white out conditions. Descending Bow canyon had to break trail down as there was 2-30 cm of storm snow, things are primed up.