Cornice & Buzzes Ridge

Riding quality was:

Good

Snow conditions were:

• Powder
• Wind affected

We rode:

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

We stayed away from:

• Alpine slopes
• Open trees
• Steep slopes

The day was:

• Sunny

Avalanche conditions

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

We observed two avalanches that happened in the past 24 hours. The first avalanche (size 2) was on the east aspect of cornice ridge, the second avalanche (also size 2) was observed from the top of Buzzes ridge. There was evidence of reverse loading from the past couple days, and intact surface hoar on top of the ridges and into tree line.

We skied dense-open trees on slopes 25-35 degrees. After debriefing, we decided we should've skied more conservative (low angle) terrain.