- Submitted by
- Silvana Carmen
- Observations date
- Sunday, February 6, 2022 at 17:30
- Location
- 49.166361° N 120.995712° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-120.99571208438547,49.16636133321617,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Eastpoint Peak Snowshoe")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
- Sunny
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Northern slope, cut left at 1750m and headed up a steep on 35-40dg to avoid sun exposed slope on the right. Heard a loud whumpf as we were reaching the ridge. Hurried to a safe zone above very quickly. Reached the summit safely but heard another loud whumpf below us on the descent. Decided to take a different line down in the trees that proved to be the best option. On our way down saw evidence of a naturally triggered small slab slide at 1850m with visible crown fracture and zone of deposition below from another small slide.
