Powder Keg at Whitewater Ski Area

Submitted by
shsaleuddin
Observations date
Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 23:00
Location
49.007970° N 116.898380° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Powder Keg at Whitewater Ski Area

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Good
Snow conditions were:
  • Heavy
We rode:
  • Alpine slopes
We stayed away from:
  • Convex slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Sunny
Avalanche conditions
  • Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Comments

We knew of a buried hoar layer and tried triggering slides with no results. And then we did remotely trigger a tiny slab avalanche with a 15cm crown.
Shot of the small slide.