Road side skiing

Avalanche

joellehacheyukon · Feb 8, 2021 · Vancouver Island

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Quick report

Weather
sunny
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, sunnySlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
windAffected, powder

Rode the road side of Paddy's area. It was sunny with light to no wind. Snow was 10-20cm of powder on top of wind slabs sitting on softer snow. We stayed low as snow quality deters the closer you get to the alpine. I triggered a small size 1 slide. The powder snow slid on what seemed to be faceted snow. There was an inversion. It was approximately -15 where we transitioned and -20 at the road.