Wet and windy in the Telkwas

<p>Today we rode in the Telkwas. We had a temp of 1.8C at 1650 m. There was poor visibility, strong southwesterly winds and occasional light rain. We dug on an east facing slope at 1700 m and found 115 cm of snow. During an Extended Column Test (ECT) we had propagating results during moderate loading steps on the Dec 23rd facet/surface hoar layer. We observed no new avalanches.</p>

Terrain Avoided

Alpine slopes, Convex slopes, Steep slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

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

Rapid temperature rise to near zero degrees or wet surface snow.

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Hard, Heavy, Wet, Wind affected.

Weather Conditions

Foggy, Warm, Wet, Windy.