- Submitted by
- eric.ricou
- Observations date
- Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 01:20
- Location
- 51.300569° N 117.533798° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Amazing
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Stormy
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Comments
Skied Grizzly Shoulder and the Hourglass. It was deep, no surprise. A bit of wind affect on the very top of the shoulder but snow was generally light and loose. Lots of sluffing but that's about it. Lower pitches still need some filling in.
Scariest thing was probably the tree bombs which fell heavy and often with strong gusting winds. Maybe those guys skinning up wearing helmets/goggles knew what they were doing after all.