Hunting Hooooar
Quick reportgobeilandrew · Jan 30, 2026 · South Okanagan
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy
- Ride Type
- denseTrees, mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, powder, windAffected
Mediocre riding conditions. Went hunting surface hoar beneath storm snow, found it plenty. Riding in the meadow on low angle terrain was pretty decent. Higher on the ridge was scoured and wind slabby.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -4
- Max Temp
- -2
- Min Temp
- -8
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- moderate
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Wind Direction
- S
- Storm Start Date
- 2026-01-28
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Warming throughout the day
Snowpack
- Depth
- 145
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- N
- Test Fracture
- unevenBreak
- Site Elevation
- 2070
- Ski Penetration
- 10
- Test Initiation
- hard
- Foot Penetration
- 20
- Test Failure Depth
- 38
- Site Elevation Band
- btl
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- crust, surfaceHoar
Recently buried Surface Hoar(10mm) easily reactive 10cm down. Extended column test Hard result not propagating 38cm down on crust.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 10
- Slab Width
- 10
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Slab Thickness
- 30
- Trigger Sub Type
- intentional
- Start Zone Aspect
- N
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2160
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2026-01-30T05:30:00.000Z
Small isolated pockets of wind slabs very touchy and reactive around ridgeline to saddle. Triggered a sizes one from ridgeline before descending saddle.