- Submitted by
- tahcameron
- Observations date
- Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 18:30
- Location
- 49.658873° N 117.068151° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Amazing
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Stormy
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Rode treeline and below today, E to S aspects above 1700m. Hand shear tests on the skintrack showed poorly bonded new snow, very sudden release. This warning was echoed by very easily skier triggered storm slabs (see pic), with some propagation although we didn't explore bigger slopes to test this further. We also noted some small natural and skier triggered dry loose avys on steeper slopes. Stay safe out there until the snowpack gains strength.
