Desperado

<p>Very reactive today as soon as the slope approached 30 degrees. We were able to trigger many size 0.5-1.5 slides with a ski cut. All aspects were bad and terrain choices had to be VERY conservative. Snowfall was about 2cm/hour all day, but winds stayed light. In the afternoon we remote triggered a 1.5 with a very wide crown, but runout was very short. Although the snow was moving easily, slides didn't tend to propagate as a cohesive slab, but rather, moved from a point release off the ski cut and got larger as it moved down slope. Slabs will grow as snow solidifies with more storm loading in the coming days.</p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes, Dense trees.

Terrain Avoided

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

Avalanche Conditions

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

Snow Conditions

Powder.

Weather Conditions

Stormy, Cloudy.