- Submitted by
- hansiem
- Observations date
- Sunday, February 16, 2020
- Location
- 54.454560° N 128.957251° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Stormy
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Comments
Headed out for OB1 but backed off and skied Zola. Rapid snowfall accumulation and wind loading had extensive wind and storm slab development in open terrain at treeline. Had a size 1 remote trigger in a small convex feature on the skin up. We were definitely tip-toeing.