The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Avalancheinfo · Jan 6, 2021 · Flathead
Quick report
- Weather
- windy
- Ride Type
- openTrees, mellowSlopes, cutBlocks
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionTemp, avalancheConditionSnow
We found a lot of wind, some stumps, and plenty of great powder turns in Morrissey. Winds were calm at valley bottom but strong at 1950m with significant scouring and drifting in open areas. Tracks were quickly covered with blowing snow. Sheltered trees produced some excellent powder turns. Observed one recent sz 1.5 avalanche on steep rocky NE facing slope below large cornice (limited observations due to poor visibility). Temperature rose from -4C to 0C throughout the day.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- 0
- Max Temp
- 0
- Min Temp
- -4
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedStrong
- Blowing Snow
- moderate
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- New Snow24 Hours
- 10
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- snow
- Precipitation24 Hours
- 10
Significant winds in open terrain.
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- windwardSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1.5
- Start Zone Aspect
- NE
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Avalanche Observation
- 12to24hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- btl
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2021-01-06T12:00:00
Limited observations due to poor visibility. Substantial cornice growth on ridge above slope.