- Submitted by
- Brad Halt
- Observations date
- Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 21:00
- Location
- 59.659700° N 135.051060° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-135.05106,59.6597,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Big Y Access Route")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- Powder
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Open trees
Information
- The day was:
- Stormy
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
We put in the sled route to the bottom of the Big Y drainage on Sunday. New snow is deep (20-30 cm HST) and unusually dense. Temperatures were warm (-2 at 1050 m), and snow was falling S1-3 pretty much all day. Wind was non-existent in the trees, treeline elevation is scoured and thin on exposed ridges and benches with significant wind transport. No alpine obs given lack of visibility. Creeks are still very open, and deep and incised cracks make them tricky to see. HS is dense 160-190 cm. Great base.
