McDermott Hut - 17th-19th *SPOOKY*

<p>Stayed 2 night at McDermott Cabin. Very spooky! Any opening in the trees, no matter how small was touchy. We saw 4 recent slides around treeline, on different aspects. Most slides appeared to be skin track triggered & was releasing on SMALL convexities mid slope. Micro convexities were causing enough strain on the snow to release slides. In the alpine we saw evidence of very obscure winds & touchy wind slabs. We made very conservative decisions and only skied very dense low angled trees. </p>

Weather Report

<p>17th & 18th - few clouds and temps around -5 19 - 20cm fresh low density powder overnight & morning S1 snow continued NO wind all 3 days </p>

Terrain Ridden

Dense trees, Mellow slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

Slab avalanches today or yesterday.

Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Snow Conditions

Powder.

Weather Conditions

Sunny, Warm.