- Submitted by
- benjaminvidalin
- Observations date
- Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 18:00
- Location
- 50.692320° N 115.242610° 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:
- Convex slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Avalanche conditions
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
when skinning up the south east trees for the black prince ski tour we saw two sizeable (maybe around 2.5) avalanches. both were a direct result of warming and strong winds knocking large cornices off of the black prince ridge. Just a reminder to watch your exposure as temps are rising
