- Submitted by
- Hyland Backcountry
- Observations date
- Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 20:00
- Location
- 54.774440° N 127.270930° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-127.27093,54.77444,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "AST 1 - HBM Backcountry")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Cold
- Stormy
- Windy
- 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
AST 1 class observations : Cold - 12c and windy, with easterly outflow winds, and light snow all day. 10cm of low density snow fell today and last night, and is drifting & creating windslabs in exposed areas at treeline and above. We had lots of cracking and easy shears in freshly loaded test slopes, and we observed a size 1 slab avalanche, 4-6 hrs old on a steep windloaded southwest aspect at treeline. Below treeline, the top 30cm is loose and dry. We found the Nov 7 crust down 60cm, and seems to be around 100cm snowpack depth at treeline, in sheltered areas.