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Avalanche

Demonic Pancake · Dec 24, 2020 · Gold

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Quick report

Weather
cold, foggy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, steepSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
OK
Snow Conditions
windAffected
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab

Snow was wind affected. Thin wind crust starting at around 1200m, which got thicker with elevation and surface rime 1 to 2 cm on top of it. I Did a ski cut on small but steep cut bank feature with no results and only 30-40cm of ski penetration. Although, I wouldn't be surprised to see more reactivity on the mid Dec layer starting from shallower areas.

Weather

Valley cloud starting at around 1200m and up to 1650m

Snowpack

ECTN 30 down 70 on SH For whatever it's worth, pulling on the column after finishing the test resulted in pretty franc and planar fracture. I'd be mindful of shallow areas around town that have been exposed northish winds earlier this week.

Avalanche

Started on a steep and shallow cliffy flank. And stopped where the skin track usually goes. Suspecting tree bomb.