- Submitted by
- NL Field Team
- Observations date
- Friday, March 17, 2023 at 15:30
- Location
- 49.436950° N 57.933410° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-57.93341,49.43695,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "South West Gultch")
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Wet
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Warm
Comments
With no refreeze last night, we found moist snow up to the 500m mark we reached. A touch of newer snow sits on a dense, supportive enough to walk on snowpack. The Sun was making itself felt by mid day, with temps above 0 in the alpine. Light winds from the N, with no snow on the move. It all made for a pleasant day in the area. Skiing would have been better then anticipated, with some enjoyable, creamy, surface snow conditions.
Our test, on an E facing slope, 400m, showed a reactive weak layer around 20cm down. No significant signs of propagation in following tests.
No new avalanches observed. A lot of mature cornices looming, with a lot of punch in the sun today.
