Nordheim Peak/Manning park
South Coast Inland
Michelle Hanna , Sunday 14th March, 2021 4:15PM
Very warm day, snow became soft and saturated throughout the day. Lots of cornices overhanging east facing slopes along the ridge. Very windy. Tons of tree bombs and pinwheels
Snow conditions were: Crusty, Hard, Wet. Weather conditions were: Sunny, Warm, Windy.
Avalache Conditions: Rapid temperature rise to near zero degrees or wet surface snow.
Snowpack
Very soft and saturated, softer as the day progressed. Lots of pinwheeling observed on steep slopes as well as tree bombs
Weather
Very warm, spring conditions. Wind was relentless on exposed parts of the ridge