- Submitted by
- GordFerguson
- Observations date
- Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 14:29
- Location
- 51.301950° N 116.109480° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
Comments
1 metre snowpack with 30cm powder on top of a weak crust. Under the crust are unconsolidated facets to the ground. Skiing is tricky, ski pen 40+cm with every turn collapsing into the facet layer. A very weak snowpack and steep open slopes look dangerous.