Big White backcountry
Quick reportolivereisele14 · Jan 20, 2019 · South Okanagan
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, denseTrees, convexSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, alpineSlopes, sunnySlopes
- Riding Quality
- OK
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, windAffected, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSound
Skied around East Peak/Moonlight bowl ~ kept to ridge lines, and avoided unnecessary exposure to open terrain past 35* Temp at summit -6 light wind NW HS 170-180 Slab detected on elbow down 9th tap ~ 10-12cm deep (from surface) Appears to have settled on a sun crust from last weeks warming temperatures. Obvious wind blown areas with significantly more loading (lee slopes) Very crusty above tree line/wind blown The conditions seemed to improve as we entered the trees and below.