- Submitted by
- cdnmoose11
- Observations date
- Friday, December 14, 2018 at 20:30
- Location
- 49.603580° N 121.177960° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Warm
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
Extended column test... full propagation on the 8th tap from the shoulder (ECTPH 28).
Block did not slide off the column (30 degree slope)... resistant character with no facets or surface hoar underneath.
No shooting cracks, no whumpfing, but we still stuck to conservative terrain.
