Forster creek above Dave white hut
Quick reportnick_rides · Jan 29, 2018 · West Purcell
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, stormy, windy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, denseTrees, steepSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, cutBlocks, sunnySlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, deepPowder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow
Forster creek above Dave white hut. Hs 305cm@ 2100m on south facing aspect. 42 degree incline. Sheer test:column stayed intact (tipped it over and broke on December layer at hs 130cm) Compression test: nr Extended column test:nr Deep compression test:30 fracture @ 180cm did not sheer. -4C cloudy and snowing light, wind from west @1230pm Very small skier triggered crown depth of 60cm on convex cross loaded slope. Ran 10 ft on jan 29th. Natural size 3 avalanche ran over Forster creek trail on jan 28@ 9am, same slide path ran again at size 3 on jan 30 after overnight snowfall of 18" and significant wind transport on lee slopes.