- Submitted by
- aheathcott
- Observations date
- Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 21:00
- Location
- 49.434540° N 117.132090° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
10-15 HST overlying variable crusts.
Evidence of significant wind transport at ridgetop.
One natural size 1 storm slab along Catch Basin uptrack (steep N facing, 20 m below ridge crest).
Whumpfing and shooting cracks along south facing slopes.
Immediate lee slopes (top 50 m) are severely windfucked/sastrugi (Prospector chutes, Hummers, West Ymir).
Best ski quality was between 2,000 - 1,800 m.