- Submitted by
- esarhawkins
- Observations date
- Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 20:00
- Location
- 55.356402° N 122.629876° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
- 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
Quick MIN! Skiied in bounds at PK today. -26c most of the day, moderate gusts over the past day+ had moved around quite a bit of snow. On un-groomed runs we had easily triggered wind slabs ~10 cm thick creating little size 0.5 avalanches on slopes greater than about 15 degrees. Not a backcountry observation but certainly the wind slab issues could translate to the backcountry.