- Submitted by
- a77kat
- Observations date
- Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 19:00
- Location
- 52.811880° N 118.141650° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Hard
- Powder
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Warm
Comments
Test Pit aprox 2170m, just below TL, E aspect, aprox1300.
HS 110: top 5 moist, FC below, found a heavily faceted MFcr aprox 20-30cm above ground, depth hoar at ground
CTM 14, 14, (BRK) down aprox 80 (or aprox 3/4 of the height from surface) in FC 5mm, ECTX
Air temp +8, surface at freezing, 10cm temp -7.5
Good skiing on E facing alpine slope, skiing out BTL on SE aspect up to 10cm moist snow on facets. Shaded or east facing pockets seemed to stay dry.