Koot Pass warm up

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Koot Pass warm up

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
OK
Snow conditions were:
  • Wet
We rode:
  • Open trees
We stayed away from:
  • Steep slopes

Information

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

Comments

Rapid warm up today, wet snow to summit. Watched natural sz1 on NW Crags @2.30pm, mid slope wet-loose point release out of rocky terrain (photo 1). Almost all steep S slopes Na wet-loose (photo 2), pinwheeling from steep N rocks and wet-loose sluff on any steep slope on all aspects and elevations, no slab seen.