- Submitted by
- Gordie Rogers
- Observations date
- Monday, January 23, 2017 at 22:00
- Location
- 49.400490° N 123.182460° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Heavy
- Powder
- Wet
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- Sunny slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
very variable snow conditions between sun/shade, near the summit and down into the old growth below. good fresh turns near the summit, some small wind loaded slabbing on steeper chutes off S/SE of ledge. Crusty below that point and into old growth.