Some good, some bad. A tale of two surfaces

La qualité du hors-piste était:

Excellente

Les conditions de neige étaient :

• Poudreuse

Nous avons parcouru:

• Forêt dégagée

Nous sommes restés à l'écart de:

• Pentes raides

La journée était:

• De tempête

Conditions d'avalanche

• 30 cm + de neige fraîche ou transport important de neige par le vent ou pluie au cours des dernières 48 heures
• Whoumfs ou bruits sourds ou fissures qui se propagent.

Skied east aspect from 1700 to 2100m. Snow stability was very poor lower down in trees, with easily triggered large 30cm storm slab on the Jan crust on steeper slopes we explored. Hoar frost was probably better preserved in this terrain prior to the storm.

Interestingly, stability improved slightly at treeline. The crust layer still exists but likely with less hoar frost due to more exposure at higher elevation. Sluffs were smaller, ran slower, and were a bit more stubborn.