Pine Pass

<p>Did a ride for our AST2 course. Saw a size 1 avalanche under a broken cornice on a north east facing slope. Was probably a couple days old. Saw some shooting cracks in wind loaded areas. We avoided winded loaded slopes and slopes under cornices. Dug a pit on a NE FACING convex slope. Surface hoar layers at 15cm and 45cm. On the compression test, the shallow layer reacted on tap 5 (easy) while the lower layer reacted as a hard 5. The lower layer 45cm down did not react on our extended column test. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Alpine slopes, Mellow slopes, Sunny slopes, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Steep slopes, Convex slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Snow Conditions

Wind affected, Powder.

Weather Conditions

Cold, Windy, Warm, Sunny.