Ozone N - Ruedi's N - Molars N - Ozone N

Submitted by
Meshwell Boschmann
Observations date
Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 19:00
Location
51.292652° N 117.092723° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Ozone N - Ruedi's N - Molars N - Ozone N

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Amazing
Snow conditions were:
  • Deep powder
  • Powder
We rode:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Steep slopes
We stayed away from:
  • Sunny slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Cloudy
  • Cold
  • Windy
Avalanche conditions
  • 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.

Comments

10cm overnight at treeline with moderate wind from the south had loaded the north facing chutes/couloirs with 20-30cm. Previous days tracks barely visible on the fans. Controlled a single SZ 1.5 20-30cm thick storm slab on the lee of an entrance with a cornice kick. Few 15-20cm deep soft slabs could be ski cut on either sides of the guts in most lines we skied. The wind became strong from the WNW early in the afternoon and some moderate reverse loading happened just below ridgetop. Some cornices are getting huge and we saw a SZ 2 cornice triggered avalanche at 16:00 just after skiing our last line. Excellent day!