Spicy on the Shoulder

<p>Sled skiing up on Begbie Shoulder today, things got electric! As we ascended the ridge we felt several large settlements. Warm temperatures throughout the day caused rapid settlement in the upper storm snow. We played it quite safe and stuck to lower-angle tree skiing, but any small steep rolls above 35 degrees produced small slab avalanches on a storm interface down 20 cm or a surface hoar layer down 40 cm. Nov 21st interface showed propagating results in snowpack tests down 110cm. Things really changed out there today, play safe!</p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes.

Terrain Avoided

Alpine slopes, Convex slopes, Open trees, 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.

Snow Conditions

Deep powder.

Weather Conditions

Stormy, Warm.