candyCAIN

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Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Good
Snow conditions were:
  • Deep powder
  • Powder
We rode:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Open trees
We stayed away from:
  • Convex slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Cloudy
  • Cold
  • Sunny
Avalanche conditions
  • Slab avalanches today or yesterday.

Comments

Spent sat and sun at Cain. Saturday, we observed many natural crown lines up to 30 cm deep in the steep sections of the 3'oclock trees, we skied the less steep (skiers left) side and did not observe any slab activity, sluff was running fast and far though. Sunday we skied again in the 3'oclock, snow was still very light and sluff was still very fast and running far, we skied the steepest lines of the trees avoiding the convex rolls. We also skied the skiers right side of the west bowl, the snow had stiffened considerably especially in the afternoon. We observed the crown lines of several older sz 1-2 avalanches on all aspects in the west bowl. We also found a couple of rocks in the west bowl, its still shallow out there!