One Cracker at a Time

<p>We didn't find much in the way of avalanche hazard at Raft Mountain today, but the recipe for a new weak layer is brewing on the surface. Warm temperatures and the sun have created a crust on south and west facing slopes on top of which some spiky new surface hoar crystals are growing each night. These surface hoars can be found everywhere on the surface right now but might be extra spicy once they are buried on slopes that also have a sun crust, which will make a perfect bed surface for avalanches to slide on. Currently though, the hazard in the area seemed quite low, althoigh we avioded steep sunny slopes durong the warmest part of the day. Generally the best riding/skiing to be found was on north and east facing slopes where there was still a little powder left.</p>

Terrain Ridden

Alpine slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

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

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Powder.

Weather Conditions

Sunny, Warm, Windy.