- Submitted by
- jaretthenry
- Observations date
- Monday, February 15, 2021 at 20:00
- Location
- 51.393033° N 116.237831° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
- Sunny
Comments
Toured up to Surprise Pass, conditions on the uptrack were great except for a brief period of hollow sounds at around 2300m. After the initial descent through Surprise Pass, we cut skiers left and dug a pit in a safe spot near the couloir. Both the compression and extended column test failed around 30 cms down on the second swing from the shoulder (photos attached). The failure on the CT was sudden planar, while the ECT did not show any propagation. The couloir snow was excellent, which made for a difficult bootpack up!
