Beating the heat on north aspects

<p>Found 10-15 cm of dry snow at Treeline on sheltered north aspects, staying cool despite rising ambient temperature. HST overlies the Jan 16 MFcr which is 10cm thick, and very supportive. Skiing was fast and fun, mostly staying above the crust. We found no slab properties in areas travelled, and minimal wind affect observed. Even in the sun, temps seemed a bit underwhelming compared to what the weather models were calling for.</p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Sunny slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

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

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Powder.

Weather Conditions

Cloudy, Sunny, Warm.