Esplanade Range

<p>Quick laps at TL at Sentry Lodge this afternoon. Clear sky during fly in, we noted many 1.5+ naturals on NE/E slopes in the alpine, likely wind loaded soft slab with wide start zones. Afternoon started clear and still after a morning of heavy gusting from S/SW. Degenerated to heavy gusts from many directions just before sundown. Significant wind transport of past pulse of snow, buried the foot path from lodge to heli pad with a boot pen of 45+cm (as example) since 10:00 am. Some definite isolated booby traps developing out there... we skied sheltered lines, and burned calories breaking trail with ski pen of 60cm on fresh trails, 40+cm on well established skin tracks.</p>

Terrain Ridden

Dense trees, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Alpine slopes, 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.

Snow Conditions

Deep powder, Wind affected, Powder.

Weather Conditions

Windy, Cloudy, Sunny.