Moose Lake

Published

Mar 4th, 2019 12:31 PM

erin.reade

Details

Type

avalanche

Coordinates

52.963330, -118.937190

Quick Observation

Found some amazing riding in the Moose Lake area today. HS 130 - 160cm, faceted to 60cm+, storm snow interface approx. 30cm deep is visible but not producing any results in compression test. Mid-pack is supportive, 10-15cm ski pen.

Avalanche Information

Observed several point release loose dry avalanches on solar alpine, south facing aspects on the range above Moose Lake (road side)

Weather

The warmer temperatures made for the perfect conditions to spend time slogging uphill in the shade.

Snowpack

Compression test produced no results - facets crumbled. 30cm past storm interface layer, 4 finger hardness. Faceted pack above and below fist hardness. Around 80cm seeing stronger pack of 4 fingers again.