Pedley Pass/Small Avalanche
Quick reportIra Elliott ยท Dec 18, 2022
Quick report
- Weather
- cold
- Ride Type
- denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder
We did only one run because of the cold
Weather
It was cold (I didn't mean to press rainfall)
Snowpack
Tree line snowdepth is 80-90cm We did a compression test at the top of our line. Sudden planar fracture 35cm down after 5 taps. The column was 75cm deep. We stuck to the trees, but we ran in to a steep slope in the trees and caused a small avalanche.
Avalanche
When snowboarding through the trees, we came across a steep and fairly open slope and we couldn't find a way around. We tried to find a safe way down. My partner went first without any results, when I went i triggered a very small avalanche like size 0.5-1. Only carried me for 30 feet then I managed to stand up and move out of the way. The snow was shallow in this spot and went to the ground on the lower section.