Bonnington Range

<p>We completed the Bonnington traverse Sunday March 17. With the sun and rapid daytime warming we observed small natural avalanches on all aspects starting around noon. This was following three days of very stable stable conditions with cooler cloudy weather. When we had to pick a descent from the ridge above Barrett lake, we chose the densest trees we could to avoid any kind of open terrain. Our suspicions of a rapidly changed Avi forecast were confirmed back at the road Sunday afternoon. Folks obviously paid attention as Barrett lake the trail in and the Porto Rico parking area were deserted. Play safe as the snowpack transitions!</p>

Terrain Ridden

Dense trees, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Steep slopes, Sunny slopes, Convex slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

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

Snow Conditions

Heavy, Wet.

Weather Conditions

Warm, Sunny.