Slippery at Shames

<p>The top 20 cm of snow turned from dry to moist by midday. The snow sat above a moist crust. Heard a lot of avalanche activity up the valley around 2 pm (presumably loose wet) and found the top 20 cm was very reactive to skiing on any steep slope, producing slow moving loose wet avalanches than ran long distances and entrained a lot of snow above the crust.</p>

Avalanche Conditions

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

Snow Conditions

Wet.

Weather Conditions

Warm, Cloudy, Sunny.