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Sun Burns & Corn Turns

Observed Apr 3, 2025, 5:00 p.m. PDT · Vancouver Island

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Great corn skiing on sunny slopes in the afternoon.A dusting of 1-5cm of dry snow overlaying a thick supportive crust can still be found on some upper elevation direct north facing slopes. Rain runnels after the last big rain event.A couple of small loose wet avalanches in teh cutblock, likely from yesterday afternoon.The crust is thick and hard when temps are cool in the morning.

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A gorgeous sunny day at Castlecrag with great "corn skiing" in the afternoon. The snowline for staging was just past 12 km on the East Fork Main. Starting out, it was quite crusty, and ski crampons felt necessary for travel. The 10 to 20 cm thick crust capping the snowpack boosted our confidence in the low avalanche danger rating. By the afternoon, the crust had melted out enough on sunny slopes to make for some great skiing. We saw no recent avalanches aside from a couple of small loose wet sluffs down in the cutblock that we suspect happened yesterday afternoon.
Weather
Sunny, Warm
Ride type
Sunny slopes
Riding quality
Good
Snow conditions
Crusty, Wet
Avalanche conditions
Avalanche condition temp