Wind slab, sun crust and settled powder.

Riding quality was:

OK

Snow conditions were:

• Crusty
• Powder
• Wind affected

We rode:

• Alpine slopes
• Open trees

We stayed away from:

• Convex slopes
• Sunny slopes

The day was:

• Sunny

Avalanche conditions

• Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.

Evidence of past wind slab avalanche activity to size 3 on cross loaded alpine features. Age undetermined.

No obvious signs of instability in terrain travelled.

Alpine terrain heavily wind affected.

Wind exposed openings below tree-line soft slab.

Sun exposed openings below tree-line sun crusted. Steep solar aspects surface snow moist.

Sheltered and shaded aspects below tree-line settled powder.

Thin melt- freeze crust below 1200 m.