SE of Meslillooet Mtn
Quick reportpmarshall · Feb 3, 2021 · South Coast Inland
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionTemp, avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab
Steep south aspects were becoming moist by midday. Some pinwheeling and loose sluffing observed. Widespread natural avalanche cycle in the past 24-72+ hours. Numerous size 1-2.5 in recent storm snow and evidence of many size 1.5-3 slabs failing on the Jan 24 persistent weak layer. Avalanches were evident on all aspects on most slopes over 35 degrees. Some recent wind effect noted along ridges and cornices are getting large. Picture shows visible crowns on the NW side of Mount Bonnycastle.
Weather
Temperature inversion with temps above freezing in alpine and -3 to -5 below 1000m
Snowpack
CTM11 and CTM21 sudden planar on rounding facets above the Jan 24 crust.