- Submitted by
- jeffmckay8
- Observations date
- Sunday, January 10, 2021
- Location
- 54.865080° N 127.381431° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Hard
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
Comments
Skiing around the alpine at Elliot Peak, always an eye opener to realize the wind effect in this valley. Wind effected nearly every aspect, NNW faired best and retained good coverage, but presented stiff snow to ski. Wind scoured down to rocks nearly everywhere else. One small crown from a wind slab (0.3mx10m) had pulled out of a W aspect, evidence already eroding away. Did not step down to something deeper despite starting in a shallow rocky zone.