Fish Sticks feat. Bullwinkle

Riding quality was:

Good

Snow conditions were:

• Heavy
• Powder
• Wet

Avalanche conditions

• 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
• Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.

Rain at the trailhead, turning to mixed precipitation by ~1100m, resulted in significant glopping.

By 1400m snow was dense, but drier. Seemed to be accumulating right side up and bonding well to the previous surface.

Above 1500m there was 10-15cm of new snow on the old skin track. Ski penetration 25cm+ when breaking trail.

Winds generally light. Occasional gusts caused trees to shed. No notable wind slab development up to 1750m / 2:30pm. Some sluffing/loose dry during the descent. Not significant enough to be hazardous.

Observed a large bull moose at the intersection of Red Tree Road & Snake Bite.