Dam Mountain Report

<p>From the early hours of the morning until 16:45pm in the afternoon, 22cm of wet, heavy snow had fallen on Dam Mountain ... A significant difference could be seen in elevation with dryer, lighter snow higher up ... During the morning ski cuts on convex slopes gave no results, just sluff build up but we suspected change throughout the day ... That change did come with various size 1 to 1.5 slabs being released ... A ski cut on a SE aspect slope produced a size 1, 20cm down ranging around 20m wide ... Suspect danger increase with storm</p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes, Dense trees.

Terrain Avoided

Convex slopes, Steep slopes, Open trees.

Avalanche Conditions

Rapid temperature rise to near zero degrees or wet surface snow.

30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.

Slab avalanches today or yesterday.

Snow Conditions

Heavy, Deep powder.

Weather Conditions

Wet, Stormy, Warm, Foggy.