- Submitted by
- Stephen Katrichak
- Observations date
- Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 22:00
- Location
- 49.615310° N 121.156520° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Convex slopes
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Cold
- Sunny
- Windy
Comments
Lots of reactive windslab on north and east slopes at higher elevations made for challenging conditions. The powder from last weeks storm is well preserved in the trees leading to great skiing! Surprised to see only minimal surface hoar in isolated pockets despite the cold temps all week.