Touchy Pow at Brandywine

bramski, Saturday 8th February, 2025 10:38PM

<p>Rode the sled up and toured at upper TL between 1600 and 1900 near Brandywine Meadows. Lots of easy to trigger soft slab, shooting cracks. Supportive feeling snowpack but feeling like heavy density snow on top of a lighter layer in top 40. Snowing S1 and blowing moderate to strong all day. Obscured skiea all day. Rain snow line at about 1000m.</p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes, Dense trees, Convex slopes, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Steep slopes, Open trees.

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

Wind affected, Powder.

Weather Conditions

Stormy, Windy, Cloudy.

Location: 50.09750427 -123.18574536