- Submitted by
- allenclimbs
- Observations date
- Friday, March 3, 2017 at 23:07
- Location
- 49.449700° N 117.131570° 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:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Foggy
- Stormy
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Comments
Very windy day in the backcountry near Whitewater. Wind seemed to be blowing from every direction including uphill :) I would say gusts were close to 50kms/hr at least