Cold Feet

<p>This week we've been finding the rain crust that was buried a week ago is now under 30-40 cm of snow! That’s a scary amount to have sitting on a crust. We skinned up through west facing trees today and didn't find any shooting cracks or whumpfs. It was only once we dug down to the crust and did some tests that it showed that once triggered it can fail and spread across a slope. This made our decision to stick to lower angle slopes that weren't wind loaded much easier. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes, 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.

Snow Conditions

Wind affected, Powder.

Weather Conditions

Stormy, Windy, Warm.