- Submitted by
- jonathanisskiing
- Observations date
- Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 16:30
- Location
- 49.397259° N 123.187091° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Heavy
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Stormy
- Warm
- Wet
- 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
Storm snow on unupported rolls and convexities above 35 degrees was reactive in the early am and would fracture and run where the terrain shape allowed at the storm snow Interface. The steep feature accessing the upper meadows had failed naturally (see photo) and any small convex rolls in that area or in the trees above parking lot 3B would respond to ski cutting.
