- Submitted by
- sterling.pearce
- Observations date
- Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 22:00
- Location
- 50.105497° N 123.184891° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Heavy
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Cold
- Foggy
- Stormy
- Sunny
- Warm
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
Remote triggered a size 1 wind slab (as anticipated) in the immediate lee slope of the ridge below metal dome. NE facing, crown depth between 20cm and 1m. No signs of step down, but we were specifically avoiding areas where the slab could run. Slab was triggered as the wind slab collapsed with a large whumpf, breaking surface tension.
