The Diverse Traverse

Riding quality was:

Good

Snow conditions were:

• Crusty
• Hard
• Wet

We rode:

• Alpine slopes
• Convex slopes
• Cut blocks
• Dense trees
• Mellow slopes
• Open trees
• Steep slopes
• Sunny slopes

The day was:

• Sunny
• Warm

Avalanche conditions

• Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.

Did the 5040-Adder traverse as a day trip. Overnight freeze caused the snow to be very firm in the morning. Sun exposed aspects softened by 9am and all aspects by noon. Air temps to ~20degrees in the afternoon. Snow was isothermal. Many smaller skier caused wet slides while skiing and skinning on steeper slopes.

Snow depth at Adder-Jacks Col (1000m) 1.8m

Snow depth at 5040 North aspect 1150m 3.5m