Checking out the alder growth…

Riding quality was:

OK

Snow conditions were:

• Powder

We rode:

• Dense trees
• Mellow slopes
• Open trees

We stayed away from:

• Alpine slopes

The day was:

• Cold
• Windy

Avalanche conditions

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

An early season toodle up towards tree line. Wind was strong with gusts likely close to 60km/hr out of the SE, so that really made for some challenges in comfort. At time of observation precip was S1, -6, and overcast. The notable result was the Nov 16 interface which was Resistant Planar CTH4 down 50cm on 05.-1mm facets. This interface was the objective of this observation.

Elevation:1815m

HS 155cm

incline 30deg

CTM1 down 10cm, Uneven, Storm Slab

CTM5 down 30cm, Uneven

CTH4 down 50cm, Resistant Planar, Facets

There are two Knife hardness layers 5cm’s apart down 100cm’s

Skiing was pretty good, but travel in the trees is ‘heads up hockey’ early season hazards are real!