- Submitted by
- etdelfatti
- Observations date
- Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 18:00
- Location
- 51.336730° N 117.133410° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-117.13341,51.33673,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Clamshell loose wet slide")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Wet
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Avalanche conditions
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
Loose wet (sluff) slide size 1.5 released shortly after first skier dropped in from the top. Surface snow (2 inches deep wet corn snow) was not fully bonded to supportive crust below. Snow released on steep snow in full sun at 12:00 pm. Air temperature was around 4 degrees Celsius.
