Hunting for Hoars

<p>Riding in the Calzon today, we didn’t see any of the Surface Hoar from the Bijoux area, but the new storm snow is definitely still reactive. On a ridge top we found shooting cracks on some denser wind affected snow, and we triggered a small failure on test cuts of a drift in a cutblock. New snow is about 15 deep here, slightly deeper in the trees. We found it failing on a layer of stellars at the base of the storm slab. We didn’t see any natural avalanches anywhere at Treeline or in the Alpine </p>

Terrain Ridden

Dense trees, Mellow slopes, Open trees, Steep slopes.

Terrain Avoided

Alpine slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Snow Conditions

Powder.

Weather Conditions

Cloudy, Cold, Windy.