Blow Me Downs

La qualité du hors-piste était:

Excellente

Les conditions de neige étaient :

• Croûtée
• Poudreuse abondante
• Lourde
• Affectée par le vent

Nous avons parcouru:

• Forêt dense
• Pentes de faible inclinaison
• Forêt dégagée

Nous sommes restés à l'écart de:

• Pentes raides

La journée était:

• Nuageuse
• Ensoleillée
• Venteuse

Conditions d'avalanche

• 30 cm + de neige fraîche ou transport important de neige par le vent ou pluie au cours des dernières 48 heures

Strong Westerly winds since our last visit to this area have moved a lot of snow, and left a lot of wind affected surface states. Heavy drifting, variable snow depths, surface slabs, exposed icy crusts, we saw it all without having to go too far. Excellent access into the hills from Frenchman’s Cove, with great riding to be had in the forest and protected areas. Snow bridges over streams and brooks were less supportive than they appeared, use caution when crossing.

More small cornice failures since Wednesday, with one of them resulting in a small slab avalanche, likely in the last 24 to 48 hours.

One of our test pits on a North East facing slope produced easy results, 20 cm deep with propagation. 1 finger density slab over Fist density loose snow. Pretty quick transitions from loose powder to soft slab, likely where you could have problems! Awesome to be in the mountains with a bit more visibility:)