- Submitted by
- southrockies
- Observations date
- Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 20:00
- Location
- 49.442510° N 114.618010° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-114.61801,49.44251,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Spicy in Corbin!")
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Warm
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
Comments
Today in the Corbin area we were surprised to find 10 to 15 cm of untouched powder in the rain gauge zone that we suspect accumulated on Tuesday.
Strong southwest wind was redistributing this new snow at Alpine and Treeline elevations, increasing the load on the persistent weak layer of facets formed in late January.
Along with a widespread older avalanche cycle from Sunday, there were several new size 2 to 2.5 avalanches that likely occurred in the last 12 to 24 hours and released down to the persistent weak layer.
Our snowpack tests were also concerning, with between 60 to 95 cm of consolidated snow over the persistent weak layer, we were consistently getting results (ECTPV X2 and ECTP19) that indicate there is potential for propagation (slab avalanches).
Human-triggered avalanches are likely to release large avalanches.
