- Submitted by
- vsedach
- Observations date
- Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 19:00
- Location
- 51.812970° N 116.657490° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Terrible
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Heavy
- Wet
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Dense trees
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
Lots of avalanche debris on all slopes around the lakes. 10cm of wet, heavy snow that really wanted to slide off of the crust underneath made for difficult travel. Dug a hand pit into the crust layer: maybe another 30cm that was not well bonded, but did not shear either.
