Stellar Bowl

<p>Ascended Rohr Ridge this morning in 40-45cms of truly blower powder. Surface 10cms turned moist near the ridge top from a morning of direct solar effect. Mostly sunny all AM before convective cloud, and later incoming weather, eventually obscured the alpine in the PM. Warm temps, no wind and no new precip during the day. Observed tiger-striping on surrounding alpine areas from previous SSW winds but did not directly observe any wind slab. Dug a pit in Stellar bowl NW aspect around 2150m; 160cm HS, mostly right side up, CT13RP down 25 on density change within HST, CT23RP down 45 on suspected old-new interface. 2 other things of note, there was a curious crust from first thing this morning on essentially all aspects at 1000m and above. Possibly from a low cloud reradiating? The other was coming across the toe of a small (sz1+) avalanche at the base of a steep Northerly slope in Stellar bowl. The ridge and slope were too obscured to see type or cause but this was the only slide observed. Definitely from within 24 hours. Otherwise lots of pin wheeling on solar slopes but this was North facing. Great day in the mountains.</p>

Terrain Ridden

Alpine slopes, Dense trees, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Steep slopes, Sunny slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

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

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

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Wet, Deep powder, Powder.

Weather Conditions

Warm, Cloudy, Sunny.