Steep and Sheltered

northrockiesfieldteam, Friday 10th February, 2023 8:20PM

<p>We went to Bell Mountain today to see how the recent winds have been affecting the storm snow. We found soft windslabs around 20cm deep that cracked under our skis along alpine ridge lines. We decided to take shelter from the strong southerly winds and moved down to some steep chutes at tree line. Here we found deep, bonded storm snow and some great skiing. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Convex slopes, Open trees, Steep slopes.

Terrain Avoided

Alpine slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.

Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Snow Conditions

Heavy, Powder.

Weather Conditions

Cloudy, Windy.

Location: 53.28999000 -120.36337000