Ptarmigan

<p>Yesterday freezing levels reached 2200m but precipitation was falling as snow or graupel and there was no solar input. Skiing was surprisingly good. Some pin wheeling. Yesterday evening winds picked up strong out of the South forming wind slabs on all open terrain. Extensive whumpfing on Bald Mountain and the west face of Ptarmigan kept us to tree skiing (which was good) . This morning the winds died down, and it cleared off for awhile. There were several avalanches on NW Alpine terrain(frequent producers) between 2450 and 2200m not propagating widely but running far in the storm snow. The snow picked again low density with light easterly winds which now buried the wind slabs. Freezing levels around 1950m today. Solar aspects between 2300m and 2100m have a few melt freeze crusts with facets underneath in the top 40cm that were producing whumpfs before the wind event. Not exactly Bugs to Rogers conditions but good treeskiing above 1950m.</p>

Terrain Ridden

Dense trees, Open trees.

Avalanche Conditions

Slab avalanches today or yesterday.

30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.

Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Rapid temperature rise to near zero degrees or wet surface snow.

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Deep powder, Wet, Wind affected.

Weather Conditions

Stormy, Wet.