- Submitted by
- joelmclay
- Observations date
- Monday, December 12, 2016 at 17:48
- Location
- 53.296570° N 120.467100° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Dense trees
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
Comments
3 days skiing in the Ozalenka Valley. 30cm of faceted snow @ 1300m, difficult travel, approximately 70 cm at 1900 meters near treeline. CTH results on mid November rain crust (down 50cm). Noted two size 1.0 slides that had pulled out of steep, east facing rocky areas on leeward side of ridge, likely down to mid November layer. Heavy faceting around rock areas at all elevations, avoided any peppery rock slopes. Very much a low rockies snowpack.