Pain and Gain at Cain

The MIN name is a shoutout to the awesome “12 Hours of Pain” Skimo event that was hosted at Mount Cain this weekend!! ~8cm of snow fell early Monday morning above 1300m. Snow was dry above 1450m elevation until sun came out around 1100 making it moist to summit. In the West bowl a sz 1 storm slab was skier triggered on ‘Sliders’. It had a ~8cm crown, 25m width and ran for 100m. While earlier runs were skied without issue, the steepness, warming temps, and sun likely caused it to release. Skier rode out without issue. Additionally, on Saturday in the ‘Echo Bowl’ an old sz 2.5 avalanche was discovered (which likely occurred during the natural cycle on 27 March). Crown 75cm, width 75m, ran for over 200m vertical.