Tree Skiing out of keith's hut

Avalanche

Luke Fmg · Jan 19, 2019 · Cariboos

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Quick report

Weather
stormy, windy
Ride Type
denseTrees, openTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
Amazing
Snow Conditions
deepPowder, windAffected
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound

friday - wind effected skied south facing slopes light wind/sun effected saturday - light heavy snow through out day. skied north facing slopes found instabilities in wind loaded slopes therefore avoided loaded terrain features. another group did not and triggered avalanche on a cross loaded wind slope at about 1850m on Vantage peak, size 2(see photo) . we skied south facing slopes with no signs of instability. Sunday- skied south facing slopes in the sun, great powder. motel 66 to exit hut, very deep and no signs of instabilities.