Quick report
Edge control was the name of the game today. On descents a light touch was all that was needed, however, ascending required hips forward and edges engaged. There are nice turns to be had out there, it is just a matter of finding the right aspect. It was nice to see new snow falling throughout the day and attempting to bury the troubles of the last few weeks..
no cracking, whumphing, only collapsing was observer trying to skin up steep angle slopes.Weather
- Air Temp
- 25
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
- Wind Loading
- none
- Rain Elevation
- n/a
- Recent Snowfall
- 2-3
- Snow Avail For Transport
- small smounts
Light snowfall throughout the day, up to S2 at times. Winds were light, but tapered off as the tour progressed.
Snowpack
We visited a variety of aspects during our tour. On SE aspects we found a double crust sandwich that was supportable on steep, open, mid-elevation slopes. The top crust was about 5cm thick, and the bottom crust was only about 2-3cm thick.(See photo below) New snow was slow to accumulate on slopes that have been baked in the sun for the last couple of days.
Steep westerly aspects held 7-10cm of newer snow on top of faceted crystals, that capped a stout crust layer that was fully supportable. Northerly aspects also had a fully supportable crust with 10 cm on top. Slopes 35 degrees and over were quick to shed this newer snow with each turn.
Avalanche
- Size
- D1 R1
- Type
- L
- Count
- 2
- Aspect
- NE
- Trigger
- AS
- Elevation
- 5800 ft
small dry loose avalanches were triggered by skier/rider on 35-40 degree northerly slopes. slough management was important when traveling near consequential terrain.