Soggy Bottom Storm

Quick report

Weather

stormy

Ride Type

denseTrees

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

deepPowder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSound, avalancheConditionTemp

There were lots of signs of instability around Bijoux and Mount West today. The day was warm and stormy with temps hovering around 0ºC at treeline (+2ºC in the parking lot) and it snowed steadily throughout the day. We saw plenty of shooting cracks on any sharp rollovers in the open. The new snow was especially reactive in the lee areas where the strong, southerly winds had deposited more snow. There were also some fresh avalanches around the Pine Bowl. The storm had piled up about 30 cm of new snow and it kept falling all day which meant the persistent weak layer of facets over a crust from early February is now down about 70 cm. We gave any large, open slopes a wide berth and decided to work from Skinny Ridge to Mount West through the trees rather than the usual way over the top. There were plenty of awesome spots where the new snow was piled deep and we broke trail up Bijoux and down Mt West.

Weather

Wind Speed

windSpeedStrong

Blowing Snow

moderate

Rainfall Rate

drizzle

Sky Condition

overcast

Wind Direction

SE

New Snow24 Hours

35

Storm Start Date

2024-03-07

Storm Snow Amount

35

Temperature Trend

rising

Precipitation Type

snow

The day was quite stormy and warm with treeline temperatures around 0 and temperatures of +2 at the parking lot. It snowed steadily all day but down in the valley it was mixed snow and rain with the surface of the snow feeling like mashed potatoes.

Avalanche

Run Length

10

Slab Width

15

Trigger Type

natural

Wind Exposure

leeSlope

Avalanche Size

1.5

Start Zone Aspect

E, N, NE

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Start Zone Incline

45

Avalanche Character

stormSlab

Number Of Avalanches

2-5

Start Zone Elevation

1600

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Weak Layer Crystal Type

stormSnow

Start Zone Elevation Band

tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-03-08T19:00:00.000Z