- Submitted by
- ruari.macfarlane
- Observations date
- Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 19:00
- Location
- 50.358850° N 122.395750° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-122.39575,50.35885,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "vantage ridge")
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Acouple of groups ski touring South Side paths and Chief Pascal. Avoided more aggressive steep start zones. 20cm soft Storm slab Below Treeline (1700-1850m); 30-40 windslab in specific lee slopes above this, all sitting on a melt-freeze crust (April 10). This was reactive to skier traffic at treeline and slightly below treeline, with a few skier controlled size 1-1.5 avalanches on N aspects between here and Cheif Pascal, and shooting cracks in drifts along ridges. One Sz 2 natural wind slab observed (best bet - Friday evening's wind loading) under cornice in Cheques in the Mail (treeline NW lee). Great ski quality at treeline, but Storm snow became moist below 1600m.