Remote Windslab - she's touchy!

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A.Mason · Dec 18, 2024 · Sea To Sky

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Ride Type
mellowSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
convexSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
ok
Snow Conditions
windAffected, crusty, powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSound

Rode off of third knoll with a group of four. While traversing skiers right along the top of the lower pitch, we remoted a small windslab from about 4 meters away. Size 1, on the Dec 7th crust. Slab consisted of 10cms of low density snow from the past 24 hours, and another 15cms of denser snow (buried windslab). We rode the lower angle terrain out to valley bottom. On our way back up we experienced numerous whumpfs and shooting cracks in low angle terrain where recent northerly winds have deposited snow.

Weather

Wind Speed
windSpeedLight
Sky Condition
overcast
Wind Direction
NE
New Snow24 Hours
10
Storm Start Date
2024-12-17
Precipitation Type
snow

Snowing lightly on and off throughout the day with very little accumulation. Band of freezing fog hanging in areas BTL.

Snowpack

Obs Type
summary
Site Aspect
W, NW
Site Elevation
1150
Cracking Observed
1
Site Elevation Band
tln
Surface Conditions
facets, newSnow, crust
Whumpfing Observed
1

Avalanche

Run Length
30
Slab Width
10
Trigger Type
skier
Avalanche Size
1
Slab Thickness
25
Trigger Sub Type
remote
Start Zone Aspect
NW
Trigger Distance
4
Vegetation Cover
sparseTrees
Avalanche Character
windSlab
Crust Near Weak Layer
1
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation
1120
Weak Layer Burial Date
2024-12-07
Avalanche Observation
12hrsAgo
Weak Layer Crystal Type
facets
Start Zone Elevation Band
tln
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2024-12-18T20:30:00.000Z