Moose Lake

Avalanche

erin.reade ยท Mar 4, 2019

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Quick report

Weather
cold, sunny
Ride Type
denseTrees, convexSlopes, steepSlopes, openTrees
Riding Quality
Amazing
Snow Conditions
powder

Found some amazing riding in the Moose Lake area today. HS 130 - 160cm, faceted to 60cm+, storm snow interface approx. 30cm deep is visible but not producing any results in compression test. Mid-pack is supportive, 10-15cm ski pen.

Weather

The warmer temperatures made for the perfect conditions to spend time slogging uphill in the shade.

Snowpack

Compression test produced no results - facets crumbled. 30cm past storm interface layer, 4 finger hardness. Faceted pack above and below fist hardness. Around 80cm seeing stronger pack of 4 fingers again.

Avalanche

Observed several point release loose dry avalanches on solar alpine, south facing aspects on the range above Moose Lake (road side)