Observation Glades
Quick reportParks Canada Visitor Safety · Mar 3, 2024 · Glacier
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy
- Ride Type
- denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab
Snowpack
- Depth
- 149
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- W
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 2399
- Ski Penetration
- 18
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 70
- Test Failure Depth
- 69
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Whumpfing Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- facets
While we weren't on slopes over 30 degrees we could feel whoomphing and see/feel the settlement knock trees bombs out of the trees up to 20m away. Observed numerous avalanches on nearby slopes. All features over 30 deg. slid/avalanched.