From crust to slush

<p>We headed to the Prince of Wales range today. We were surprised at how far you can now drive up the roads, they are snow free to about 400m. After that, the crust prevails! The BTL that was previously saturated has frozen solid. Around 1200m this crust started to become breakable. We dug at 1480m and found that there is a slush layer in the middle of the storm snow, this had us thinking about what might happen with a little more heat and sun. By the early afternoon the surface had softened and the skiing was pleasant in the sun, but still crusty and variable in the trees. By 1000m the snow became very wet and sticky. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Convex slopes, Dense trees, Mellow slopes, Open trees, Sunny slopes.

Terrain Avoided

Alpine slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

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

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Wet.

Weather Conditions

Cloudy, Foggy, Sunny, Warm, Wet, Windy.