- Submitted by
- abouchard
- Observations date
- Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 21:37
- Location
- 53.984882° N 120.057928° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Heavy
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
After a decent snowfall and heavy winds it warmed to plus 9 today. I Saw a natural slab release 15ft in front of me with 2-7ft slab walls. We the turned back and took an alternate route vs continuing through the alpine pass.
