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4 days skiing in upper Forster Cr

Published
Jan 10th, 2019 8:50 AM
meganderson90
North Columbia
Details

Type

quick

Coordinates

50.662040, -116.526420

Quick Observation

2 Point release natural avalanches observed on December 12 on S facing slopes, 2 which covered snowmobile tracks.

Snowpack

Jan. 10 Test pit from and compression test and Extended column test. ETCX. Very few layers observed broken planner results on CTM? and resistant planner on CTM29. Can't remember details but snowpack was very stable at this location. Snow pit will be unrepresentative of results above tree line. Did observe facets on S facing slopes in alpine around rocks with whumping and shooting cracks between Jan 10 to 11. Sun crust formed in alpine starting January 11. Wind slab observed in alpine on N, W, and S facing slopes from Jan 11 to Jan 13