AST2 Whitewater Ridge

<p>65cm+ new snow from this storm made skinning tough. On the uptrack we saw shooting cracks, slabs forming and loose dry. Very deep tree wells and potential for snow immersion. A bit surprisingly, the snow seemed to have stabilized a bit on our descent, and we didn’t see the same evidence of the storm slab from earlier in the day. We stuck to mellow slopes and had difficulty skiing down through all of the fresh pow. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Dense trees, Mellow slopes, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Steep slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

Slab avalanches today or yesterday.

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

Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

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

Snow Conditions

Deep powder, Powder.

Weather Conditions

Cloudy, Stormy, Warm.