Watch them facets on the crust

<p>Skinned up to 1970m above Barnes lake today where we found the rain crust from early December down 70 cm. We are watching this layer closely as its such a thick crust that its likely to be a player for a while. Found small facets above the crust that failed on our snowpack test. No Whumpfing or shooting cracks while we travelled but we stuck to small, low angle slopes to be on the safe side. Riding conditions were really good, we're patiently waiting for the snowpack to get used to all the new load before riding bigger terrain.</p>

Weather Report

<p>Snowed all day, mainly less than 1 cm per hour, with periods of 2 cm per hour. We got around 6 cm between 11 and 3. Light west wind with moderate gusts.</p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes.

Terrain Avoided

Steep slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.

Snow Conditions

Deep powder.

Weather Conditions

Cloudy, Stormy.