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Ozalenka

Published
Jan 25th, 2020 12:00 PM
johnwilliamcrowley
Kootenay Boundary
Details

Type

quick

Coordinates

53.298110, -120.490660

Quick Observation

spent 3 days at Ozalenka, mixed weather, generally excellent skiing, soft surface snow on solid base with sections of crust in higher alpine. warming trend produced heavy/wet snow below cabin on ski out to the valley

Avalanche Information

Observed many loose dry storm snow slides in gully and face features. noted 2 older sz 2 WS avalanches on steep cross-loaded alpine slopes, likely triggered by cornice

Snowpack

No results on any layers lower than loose storm snow on surface, CTM results on crust down 5-10 only on 40 deg test. Manifest as sluffing, did not propagate.