Hudson Bay Mountain Alpine Powder?

<p>This was our first field day up Hudson Bay Mountain, and what a nice day. We skinned up through the trees below the prairie to get a feel for how much snow is over the Feb 10 rain crust(25 cm) and even ran into a group doing an AST course. Once out in the open alpine the wind affect is actually not as bad as normal, for the most part soft snow. We skinned above crater lake and had a good look at the bowl. We dug a quick pit to look for the Feb 10 crust, which didn't exist at this location. There were a couple old(24-48 hr) windslab avalanches from under the cornice that were a pretty good indicator that the hazard is real. The cornice is large and shouldn't be taken lightly. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Alpine slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

Slab avalanches today or yesterday.

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Hard, Powder, Wind affected.

Weather Conditions

Sunny.