Playing safe with new snow at Parkers Ridge

snow.safety, Saturday 8th February, 2025 10:38PM

<p>Good skiing on Saturday with 50cm of fresh snow at Parker's Ridge. We stayed in conservative terrain and away from overhead hazard but still found good skiing. The snow was surprisingly fast for how deep it was. The snowpack is primed for human triggered avalanches and we experienced lots of whumps and shooting cracks. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Alpine slopes, Steep slopes, Convex slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.

Slab avalanches today or yesterday.

Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Snow Conditions

Deep powder, Wind affected.

Weather Conditions

Stormy, Windy, Cloudy.

Location: 52.18752000 -117.10309000