- Submitted by
- Marc Andre Fortin
- Observations date
- Monday, February 20, 2017 at 19:00
- Location
- 51.208170° N 116.103130° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
%2F-116.10313%2C51.20817%2C8%2C0%2C0%2F1026x200%3Faccess_token%3Dpk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g&w=1200&q=75 "North side Mt. Whymper")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Cut blocks
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
50-100cm slab remote triggered while skining up adjacent ridge 150m away. Propagated roughly 100m and ran to ground for 200m. Facets below slab seemed to be the root cause.
