Six Mile Lakes to Crusader Cabin Field Day

<p>Saw numerous natural size 1 and 2 avalanches in virtually all avalanche paths, along open slopes adjacent to road, and along ridge lines. Large propagations with large crowns observed with ridge lines and in open avalanche paths. We dug at pit at 1500 meters on a south west facing slope and had a full sudden collapse of an extended column test with one compression hit. It failed 150 cm down on a buried surface hoar and facet layer. We tried to replicate this at 1800 meters on a similar slope and did not have the same results; no surface hoar and facet layer present. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes.

Terrain Avoided

Alpine slopes, Steep slopes, Sunny slopes, Convex slopes, Open trees.

Avalanche Conditions

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

Slab avalanches today or yesterday.

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Powder.

Weather Conditions

Warm, Sunny.