- Submitted by
- abbydell
- Observations date
- Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 17:35
- Location
- 50.088929° N 122.876876° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Hard
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
Comments
Investigated a few classic Blackcomb chutes - currently backcountry as per boundary markers. Snow was wind effected above lines, small but strong cornices (we did a few tests and cut some out - nothing too notable here). On these tight steeps after 1-2 lines the Nov 15 mfcr becomes very exposed making it very slippery and committing. I’d suggest based on our day to avoid committing and consequence filled terrain like chutes - the snow that provides grip for us has probably been all scrapped off now and just a super slick ice layer hiding under the new 16cm of unconsolidated snow. Happy snow hunting friends - stay safe!
