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Warm and Windy.

Published
Jan 5th, 2018 12:00 PM
lisalarson00
Northwest Inland
Details

Type

quick

Coordinates

49.574700, -114.560370

Quick Observation

As we toured up to ridge top the sun and warm temperatures were starting to warm the top 5cm of snow. At ridge top the strong south west winds were creating windslab and forming sastrugi (waves in the snow). The combination of warming and windloading we avoided convex slopes favouring supported features. There was still soft snow to be found in the trees and touring in the warm temperatures today was a welcome change.