Forster creek above Dave white hut

Riding quality was:

Amazing

Snow conditions were:

• Deep powder
• Wind affected

We rode:

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

We stayed away from:

• Alpine slopes
• Convex slopes
• Cut blocks
• Sunny slopes

The day was:

• Cloudy
• Stormy
• Windy

Avalanche conditions

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

Forster creek above Dave white hut.

Hs 305cm@ 2100m on south facing aspect. 42 degree incline.

Sheer test:column stayed intact (tipped it over and broke on December layer at hs 130cm)

Compression test: nr

Extended column test:nr

Deep compression test:30 fracture @ 180cm did not sheer.

-4C cloudy and snowing light, wind from west @1230pm

Very small skier triggered crown depth of 60cm on convex cross loaded slope. Ran 10 ft on jan 29th.

Natural size 3 avalanche ran over Forster creek trail on jan 28@ 9am, same slide path ran again at size 3 on jan 30 after overnight snowfall of 18" and significant wind transport on lee slopes.