- Submitted by
- Yukon Field Team
- Observations date
- Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 22:02
- Location
- 59.721840° N 135.077570° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
The weather quickly deteriorated in White Pass today from high broken cloud and calm wind giving decent visibility to moderate/strong winds from the northwest and low visibility. We ski toured to upper treeline elevations and found the new 7cm of now was quickly being transported to immediate lee features and forming soft wind slabs that were reactive to our skis. Shooting cracks and small slabs were not hard to create. The effect was likely amplified at higher alpine elevations. Skiing was still decent in sheltered areas but in many places we could feel old, firm surfaces below. Summit weather station is again fixed and reporting wind speed and direction.