Pine Pass

<p>Skied out in the pass today. About 10-15cm of new snow down low and around 20cm just below treeline. -18°. Strong wind transporting a lot of snow in open areas BT. Lots of shooting cracks on fresh wind slabs. Remote triggered a small wind slab avalanche about size 1 (10-15cm crown, 100m wide, 75m run.) Occurred on an East aspect BT in a wide open break in the trees, around 30° at crown. Was triggered from about 30m away while stepping out of the trees. Pulled me down the slope a little and buried my legs. The slide bellied out on to a lower angle slope. Ran on last weekend's rain/ice crust.</p>

Terrain Ridden

Dense trees, Steep slopes, Open trees.

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

Crusty, Wind affected, Powder.

Weather Conditions

Cold, Stormy, Windy.