Wet snow

Mountain Conditions Report

<p>I spent the day guiding in the Spearhead for Canada West Mountain School. Pretty much a completly clear sky after the morning high cloud moved way. Air temps where well into the teens.</p> <p>In the morning there was a supportive 20cm crust in the Alpine. This broke down and provided really good corn skiing for a while before melting into deep isothermal snow which was at least as deep as my pole in many locations. Only true N aspects above 2200m preserved some of the crust to provide good skiing (Spearhead Glacier).<br /> There is plenty of sign of recent avalanching. Most steeper slopes have debris under them.<br /> Some cornices have slid to Sz 3.<br /> The snow is quite runneled, discolored and glide cracks are abundant. Crevasses almost everywhere are showing distinct sags. Its a very mid spring like snow pack.<br /> I didn't see any actual avalanche activity today.<br /> One not worthy slide happend below the the microwave tower near Blacktusk. Its visible from the Squamish/Whistler highway and I'm told happened 2 days ago. Looks to be a Sz3 slab with lots of sharp features and good propagation.<br /> Although there is some solidity due to spring settlement the deep loose Isothermal snow and maybe not so dormant PWL made me ski conservatively once the solid crust melted.</p>