- Submitted by
- Simon Grant
- Observations date
- Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 18:00
- Location
- 55.274782° N 122.709717° 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
- Mellow slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Cut blocks
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Compression test failed on the 5th tap, had to gently pull the block to get it to slide out, snow was very soft even below the first weak layer at 220cm, I could easily push my fist through, the crust at 185cm was harder (1 finger) and I got it to break irregularly on the 24th tap, lots of whumpfing in open areas and tree line, not so bad in the trees.
Dug the pit at 1200m
Slope 30deg
Depth 255cm
About -1 deg c
