Shannon Basin

<p>We skied a few laps through the steeper sections in the Triangle Trees and the snow was excellent once you were well sheltered. Light powder ran fast on 40-degree sections through the trees but didn't seem to gather much mass and was easy to manage. In exposed areas, the snow stiffens up to a range of soft to hard slabs with highly variable snow depths down to the crust from last week. Hand shears on a SE aspect around 1550m in open trees released very easily on a crust about 30cm down. The block that released was planar with about 15cm of soft slab and 15cm of powder on top. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Dense trees, Open trees, Steep slopes.

Terrain Avoided

Alpine slopes, Convex slopes.

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Powder, Wind affected.

Weather Conditions

Cold, Stormy.