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<p>jan22: terrible for anything skiing related. The only great thing was the temporary weather break/clearing during uphill walk /outing in the park, but no so much after 1pm for the downhill part to trailhead. horrendous uphill trail breaking with heavy snow (under freezing lvl) / 1cm breakable crust (above freezing lvl) over and under the skis. overnight rain created the new 1cm crust over 4 fingers on glacier & up to just below ridgetops. gave up finding the snowline. saw some size2 na at ridgetop SW startzones in distance. snowball pinwheels everywhere. saw some mature hemlock trees snapping its own trunk from all the heavy snow weight on itself. Terrace region is gameover for the next little while until the next avy cycle cleans up this big giant mess. turns around at glacier toe and went hotspringing was the wiser thing to do instead.</p>

Terrain Ridden

Alpine slopes, Dense trees, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Convex slopes, Steep slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

Slab avalanches today or yesterday.

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

Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

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

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Heavy, Wet.

Weather Conditions

Cloudy, Foggy, Warm, Wet, Windy.