February/March 2010 Surface Hoar Avalanches

[kjb]

I copied these from the caa photo gallery. Here is a link for a few more photos.
February - March 2010 : Avalanche Image Galleries : Library : Canadian Avalanche Centre : avalanche.ca

 

[Alberta Boy]

wow... cool pictures... any indication where those were taken from? Pretty flat slope slides too!

 

[Turbofreak]

These pics are of the Selkirk, Monashee, and Cariboo mountain ranges. The ranges are the same one's we ride in Revelstoke, Valemount and McBride.

 

[NM]

We have seen alot of sluffing and sliding the last 3 weekends in Revy. My advice would be to stay away from hills with terrain traps. There is still alot of good riding so be safe.

 

[kjb]

They keep adding more pictures. You can learn from these.
Check out the link and see more with the captions
http://www.avalanche.ca/cac/library/avalanche-image-galleries/feb-march-2010

 

[Lloydsaw]

They keep adding more pictures. You can learn from these.
Check out the link and see more with the captions
February - March 2010 : Avalanche Image Galleries : Library : Canadian Avalanche Centre : avalanche.ca

You look at the third picture above on the avalanche page and you can see sled tracks on top of the ridge. Could you imagine having to come down if you are on top after the avalanche. It opens your eyes. I saw an avalanche last weekend in an area I would never have expected one to happen, but started by a sled cutting the hill. And then we go past avalanche alley in Allan Creek and am surprised that it has not slid recently as well.