- Submitted by
- Eddie Petryshen
- Observations date
- Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at 19:59
- Location
- 49.703420° N 115.595140° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-115.59514,49.70342,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Whumpfs in the Wildhorse")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
- Foggy
- Sunny
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Very weak snowpack on both south and north aspects. Wind scours on north aspects while south aspects had wind deposited snow. Transitional area between treeline to alpine was suspect with whumping and shooting cracks when we even slightly deviated from ridgetop. Ski and foot penetration on south aspects was to ground at treeline and alpine (60-90cm). Little consolidation on both north and south aspects. No major avalanche activity was observed.