- Submitted by
- etorwalt
- Observations date
- Friday, December 15, 2023 at 17:00
- Location
- 50.708340° N 115.175640° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- The day was:
- Foggy
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
Heard whumpfing and saw some shooting cracks when crossing open areas of the snowpack at treeline elevations. Could not complete summit (~200 meters short) due to conditions