- Submitted by
- northrockiesfieldteam
- Observations date
- Sunday, January 9, 2022 at 19:00
- Location
- 55.376843° N 122.337380° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
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Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Amazing
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
We got out to Hasler today to have a look at the effects of last nights storm. Things really warmed up in the morning with temperatures hitting a balmy -5! To top it off, the area had received a refresh with 25cm of new snow at waiting for us. Winds from the southwest created a fresh wind slab just below ridge lines that was 20 - 40cm deep and reactive. As we were heading up into the alpine we saw long cracks shooting from our skis. We also noticed an avalanche on a similar slope that had gone sometime during the storm. After popping out a small avalanche on a small, safe test slope we decided to avoid these wind loaded areas and stayed in sheltered areas away from the wind where we found great powder riding! We had a lot of great turns and out fair share of stucks that made for one pleasant day.