Submitted by Public (not verified) on Sat, 12/24/2022 - 09:39
Location Name: 
Selkirks-North of Hunt Pk., south of Wigwams
Region: 
Selkirk Mountains
Date and time of observation: 
Fri, 12/23/2022 - 09:00
Observation made by: 
Public
Red Flags: 
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Too cold to dig pits, sorry, but lots of thin layers in the pack. Upper boot cuff to knee deep breaking trail to keep a guy warm. Wind slab was worse as I approached ridges, but hidden under a couple inches of fluff. I think the wind layers would have been worse had the moisture content not been so low. There's a layer left by the wind that ocurred between the last two snow events that's a foot or so down that was a ski tip sucker. Snow was sticky cold for first 200-300' off the ridges, then waist deep in the turns. Lots of sloughing while skiing. If these multiple thin layers stiffen up with the coming temperatures, I could definitely see slab avalanches getting reactive. Should be an interesting week up high!

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Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
Cloud Cover: 
100% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Calm
Precipitation: 
Snow
Air temperature trend: 
Static
Wind Direction: 
Accumulation rate: 
Less than 1 in. per hour
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