- Submitted by
- graemejmarshall
- Observations date
- Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 18:15
- Location
- 49.067630° N 117.056220° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Hard
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Cold
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Some shooting cracks and cracking in wind affected terrain at ridge top. No whumphing observed.