You Can’t Always Get What you Want

<p>Not all days go as planned. We got skunked on good skiing while trying a new area in the Cushing today. Dense timber, poor visibility and delays kept us from getting above the freezing levels at 1400m to ski dry snow. Instead we ended up sledding in mid elevation cut blocks where the new snow was wet and heavy. These warm temperatures are helping snow bond quickly to the crust but the storm slab still needs more time. We also watched for steep slopes near the valley bottom where rain fell making loose wet slides a possibility.</p>

Terrain Ridden

Open trees.

Avalanche Conditions

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

Snow Conditions

Heavy, Wet.

Weather Conditions

Cloudy, Warm.