Weather

Ward Canyon

Jan CzyzewskiCentral Sierra Nevada
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Quick report

Cracking
isolated

- went for a early morning tour before the sun/warming and it provided quality riding conditions, skiied my last lap on north facing terrain at 1130am and it was holding cold snow. - a notable avalanche cycle occurred in this drainage sometime during the last event. widespread wind and storm slab activity on all aspects, sized between D1-D2. I thought it was neat to see all the avalanche activity on almost ALL aspects. - widespread surface hoar was observed at all elevations, as well as a punchy sun crust on most south aspects up to 8k. - limited to no signs of instability on tour besides the D.5 - 1ish soft slab I kicked off on cinder cone (see pics).

Weather

Air Temp
Below freezing
Cloud Cover
broken
Wind Loading
light
Recent Snowfall
60cm
Snow Avail For Transport
small smounts