Quick report
- Cracking
- isolated
- Collapsing
- isolated
Today we took a quick ride up 108 to check the aftermath of the recent storm. We found very deep, not yet settled storm snow and observed evidence of several natural storm/wind slab avalanches D2 in size. Snow showers and gusty winds were still lingering as the storm faded today. Lack of visibility in higher elevations prevented us from getting a full view of the mountains post storm today. A rider we ran into reported a very large natural avalanche that started possibly from NW facing slopes and ran as far as the Leavitt Lake road. Lack of time and visibility prevented us from checking this out. Debris from another natural avalanche on an ESE slope also ran to the Leavitt Lake Rd. Multiple recent natural avalanches observed and reported in the area. Surface cracking was observed while we traveled through wind prone areas. I could feel several localized but deep whumpfs while I stepped off sled into the snow in a below tree line location.
Weather
- Air Temp
- Below freezing
- Cloud Cover
- broken
- Wind Loading
- moderate
- Recent Snowfall
- 70-90 cm
- Snow Avail For Transport
- large amounts
Storm was fading overall today, but showers and winds increased during the afternoon hours in the Leavitt Lake RD area.
Snowpack
Recent storm brought several feet of new snow to mid and upper elevations. The new snow was unsettled and machines would easily trench in deeply. Stepping off into snow without flotation would make you sink to your waist in many locations.
Avalanche
Several large natural storm and wind slab avalanches observed on mostly north facing terrain near and below tree line. Above tree line was obscured by clouds throughout the day. One very large natural avalanche reported by a local rider in the Leavitt Creek drainage.