Dog leg

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Dog leg

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Good
Snow conditions were:
  • Hard
  • Powder
We rode:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Steep slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Stormy
Avalanche conditions
  • Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
  • 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.

Comments

30-40 HST from the last 48 hours. Reactive in wind loaded areas at ridge line, popped off a small slab on the way into an alternate entrance to dog leg couloir. Crown was 10-15cm deep and propagated about 15 feet. Below ridge line the new snow had very little cohesion, extreme sluffing in steep terrain.