Whitewater Ridge

Quick report

Weather

sunny

Ride Type

sunnySlopes, steepSlopes, openTrees, denseTrees

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

powder

Toured whitewater ridge. 2 things to note. 1. We saw the crown from a large natural avalanche on the NE ridge of whitewater mtn. SE aspect. Recent natural trigger, likely wind slab? We were far away, but the crown was easily visible- noticed the crown at a narrow notch near ridgeline, but it propagated lower and quite wide around a rocky cliff band. Sorry, no pics. A few dry loose sluffs was the only other activity we saw. 2. Valley was cold in morning and late afternoon, but in the sun higher up it was really pleasant. Snow still stayed dry light powder even with the sun warmth.

Avalanche

Slab Width

70

Trigger Type

natural

Avalanche Size

2.5

Start Zone Aspect

SE

Start Zone Incline

50

Avalanche Character

persistentSlab, windSlab

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

2400

Avalanche Observation

24to48hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-01-13T20:00:00.000Z