North of Raft Mtn

<p>Good conditions north of Raft Mountain. We stayed mostly within the trees and overall stability was fairly good. A shooting crack about 3' long was noticed on a switchback. There was also some occasional settling while skinning, but no big whumphs. The day was calm with little wind, socked in lower, clouds & sun higher up. Some wind effect was noted on the ridge, but nothing substantial. We dug a pit on the ridge and things seemed fairly stable; since it was the first day of the season we kept things pretty tame.The new snow felt fairly solid and we skied some 35 degrees slope below treeline with no issues. I cut a convexity and 2' wide slab came off, but stopped straight away. Snow coverage was good up high and still okay down below.</p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes, Dense trees, Steep slopes, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Steep slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

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

Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Snow Conditions

Powder.

Weather Conditions

Foggy, Cloudy, Sunny.