We Cain, we saw, we dug, we skied

<p>With the weekend fast approaching, we decided to pack up and head north to Mount Cain Alpine Resort in anticipation of a busy weekend. We are pleased to report that the most recent storm on Wednesday night graced us with 30 cm of new snow. We skinned up into the alpine to hunt for the melt-freeze crust that we have been seeing so far this week. Above 1500 m we found this crust to be nearly negligible. After digging our pit in East Bowl and finding minimal results, we headed into West Bowl to check out the conditions. We found that there were wind slabs sitting in some features that were reactive to skier traffic. Throughout the day, we saw that multiple avalanches that had occurred during the storm at all elevations up to size 2. All in all, a wonderful day of skiing with lots of new snow to enjoy, but we are going to keep those wind slabs on the front of our minds heading into the weekend. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Alpine slopes, Convex slopes, Mellow slopes, Steep slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

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

Snow Conditions

Powder.

Weather Conditions

Cloudy, Sunny.