Illecillewaet wakes up

Quick report

Weather

warm, cloudy, sunny

Ride Type

mellowSlopes, sunnySlopes, denseTrees, openTrees

Stayed Away

convexSlopes, alpineSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

powder, heavy

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSound

Remote triggered a size 2 (about 60 meters wide, 60-80 cm deep) from skin track. Slab went in treeline on NW facing convex roll on the Dec. 5th crust and stepped down to the Nov. 21st crust. Turned around and skied some SW facing low angle trees nearby. Lots of whumfing and shooting cracks from skintrack. Popped pockets remotely and directly on small rollers and pillows (most of them stepping down to the Nov. 21st crust). The warming temperatures seem to have woken up the snowpack.