Dome couloir/north bowl

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Dome couloir/north bowl

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
OK
Snow conditions were:
  • Hard
  • Wet
We rode:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Convex slopes
  • Steep slopes
  • Sunny slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Sunny
  • Warm
Avalanche conditions
  • Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
  • Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.

Comments

Good corn skiing above 1300m on shaded aspects. Sloppy below and on solar slopes.

Numerous wet slabs to size 3 on NE, E, SE sun exposed slopes. Crowns appeared to be around 150cm deep and 50m to 200m wide, running at times to valley bottom. Didn’t observe much activity on polar aspects, except one size 2 cornice triggered slab below cornice ridge.