Weather: -10 to -5 degrees (estimated), snowing very heavily. Strong winds gusting upwards of 40kmh (estimated)
On Friday we went up towards circlet lake but ended camping early on the western end of forbidden plateau, with the plan to head towards circlet lake today and then head back tommorow . Friday the snowpack was relatively stable with quite a few rain layers mixed in. And some slush persisting lower in the pack. Overall well blended together.
When we woke up approx 50cm of heavy powder had fallen with significant wind shifting creating loaded spots. We decided to call it and head home as with the new snow trail breaking became very difficult so we did not want to wait for more to fall. As we were traversing the plateau we noticed whoomphing and shooting cracks, even in spots that where practically flat(less than 5 degrees in slope). Additionally we could hear large avalanches in the distance throughout the day.
Coming down to lake Helen Mackenzie(steepest segment) we stayed in dense trees and the snow held fairly well with only small amounts of sluff coming down(no slab slides).
Regarding riding conditions the snow while deep was quite heavy and not very fun to ski on as we kept sinking and getting stuck even on the steeper slope