"6"

Map for Mountain Information Network report: "6"

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Good
Snow conditions were:
  • Powder
We rode:
  • Dense trees
  • Mellow slopes
  • Open trees
We stayed away from:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Convex slopes
  • Steep slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Cloudy
  • Cold
Avalanche conditions
  • Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
  • Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Comments

Evidence of remote triggered or natural slab avalanches (size ~1.5, estimate of ~50 cm crown, propagation ~100m) on north facing aspect at ~1900m (slope pictured). Snow depth 137cm at 2100m. Skier triggered shooting cracks at 2120m. Heard two slides out of sight, slightly to the north in the late afternoon, second may have been triggered by first as they were <5 mins apart.