- Submitted by
- jasperhwt
- Observations date
- Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 16:59
- Location
- 51.302942° N 117.582943° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Sunny
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
We observed shooting cracks in steep wind loaded terrain. We triggered a size 1 storm slab on an east aspect at 2450m approx 38degrees. The avalanche was 30cm deep and 20x20m it ran about 100m.
