Decker NE 201216

Riding quality was:

Good

Snow conditions were:

• Powder
• Wind affected

We rode:

• Alpine slopes
• Mellow slopes
• Open trees
• Steep slopes

We stayed away from:

• Convex slopes

The day was:

• Cold
• Windy

Avalanche conditions

• Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
• 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.

Evening winds continued to load polar aspects just below ridgetops and ribs. Windslabs from 12-50cm deep over variable surfaces. Convexities particularly touchy.

Steep polar terrain on polar asp above 2000 reaching threshhold depths in steep terrain. Average snow depth 170cm.

Mid-December crust quite variable due to elevation and aspect.