<p>Extreme variability in surface snow conditions depending upon asp, elevation, and slope angle. In isolated pockets soft slabs to 50cm depth reacting with shooting cracks and/or releases to ski cuts. Right next door a 2-3cm MFcr was the surface.
In asp with some element of North, near surface facets over crust or windslab underlie the new snow, especially from 1600m up to 1900m. This currently makes for an unexoectedly good skiing surface.
Temps dropped during the day and regular, powerful convective flurries came through from the SW and W with winds gusting to 100kph. This redistributed the 7-10cms of new and previous near surface facets into windslabs just below ridgetops and behind ribs.
In areas prone to convective and orographic effects snowfall for the day may have totalled 15cm.
Experienced one whumpf and settlement on flat ground near 2000m during one of the intense powerflurries just after noon. As skies cleared 10min later it appeared a sudden convexity, ENE asp, had remotely triggered to size 1.0 just 30m east of my track.</p>
Terrain Ridden
Alpine slopes, Mellow slopes, Dense trees, Sunny slopes, Open trees.
Terrain Avoided
Steep slopes, Convex slopes.
Avalanche Conditions
30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Snow Conditions
Crusty, Hard, Wind affected, Powder.
Weather Conditions
Cold, Stormy, Windy, Cloudy, Foggy, Sunny.
Location:
50.03481997 -122.87760173
