Around Cornice ridge
Quick reportcarletienne.faust · Dec 2, 2022 · North Selkirk
Quick report
- Weather
- cold
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSound
Snowpack
A layer of surface hoar up to 9mm was found down 45cm in a sparsely treed meadow, SW aspect. It produced easy propagating results in both extended column test and propagation saw test. Below it is 5cm of facets on top of a crust, which seemed to provide some friction once propagated. This layer did not appear to be present around ridgeline. Widespread whumphing throughout the day especially in the BTL.
Avalanche
While walking below a steeper feature a skier remote triggered a size 1 slab above. The skier was partly burried up to their boot top! Widespread whumphing was heard around that area.