- Submitted by
- angelakbeaton
- Observations date
- Sunday, March 15, 2020 at 07:20
- Location
- 49.461680° N 117.150500° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Snow conditions were:
- Wind affected
- We stayed away from:
- Open trees
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
- Sunny
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
A group of us spent the day in the Whitewater backcountry on White Queen. We summited the mountain avoiding avalanche terrain due to the three avalanche problems that AvalancheCanada had posted: (1) wind slab in all N-W-S-SE slopes, chances of size 1-2 were possible in the Alpine &Treeline, (2) persistent slabs was possible in all elevations and all slopes with a size 2, (3) wet loose was possible in SW-S-SE slopes and in all elevations with a size 1-2.
During our ascent we did experience whumpfing along flats of the ridge.
Please see the 'Electric Day on North Aspects of Whitequeen' by JoleneRachelle88 posted on March 8th.
