- Submitted by
- lisalarson00
- Observations date
- Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 19:00
- Location
- 50.017190° N 115.251140° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Comments
Spent the day in Elkford today and got lucky with 40cm of soft snow. We took our skis today and travelled to the alpine there was no cracking in the new snow. There were signs of loose dry avalanches in steep unsupported terrain. Temperatures remained below freezing at treeline and alpine and a thin crust was starting to form on solar aspects. We skied down a northeast facing slope and enjoyed the first day of spring with some powder turns.
