Castle Mt exploring/observing

<p>Went for a walk to explore terrain on Castle Mt. Stiff crust on top of moist snowpack. On the ridge from 1840-2115m has strong SW winds with extreme gusts transporting lots of snow. Test profile dug on an E aspect at 1890m with HS 155cm had a CTH30 SP down 71 on a melt freeze crust. Snowpack was moist all the way to ground, with multiple thin layers of the melt freeze crust. Other groups reported HS up to 260cm on leeward slopes.</p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes.

Terrain Avoided

Convex slopes, Steep slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

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

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

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Wet, Hard, Wind affected.

Weather Conditions

Windy, Warm, Cloudy.