- Submitted by
- adamcgreenberg
- Observations date
- Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 09:19
- Location
- 51.146890° N 116.125590° 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:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Foggy
- Stormy
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Really gross snowpack where we skied in the burn. An average of 120cm of snow on the ground composed of ~30cm of somewhat supportive dense storm slab over facets to ground. Widespread small whumpfs on the uptrack and ski down. Remote triggered a sz 1 on an open gully sidewall from the trees, though poor visibility and flat light didn't allow us to see crown size or depth.