Allan Creek Reload

Quick report

Frozen Pirate · Dec 20, 2019 · Kootenay Boundary

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Weather
stormy, windy, warm, foggy, cloudy
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, denseTrees, convexSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
steepSlopes
Riding Quality
Amazing
Snow Conditions
deepPowder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound

Great day in the highcountry. Quite the difference from yesterday. 24-30cms overnight and the farther back into the caribous you went the better the snow got. Numerous size 1 avalanches in steep lee terrain with wide propagation. Natural, remote and sled triggered. Suspect a break in the wind mid storm lead to very soft upper slab releasing within the most recent storm snow. We tested several steep convex northerly features at upper treeline/alpine and saw no other movement. Cornices growing large. Alpine temps -5. Stormy, foggy day but we got some great breaks in the weather. Ride safe.