Hudson Bay AST

Riding quality was:

OK

Snow conditions were:

• Hard
• Wind affected

We rode:

• Mellow slopes
• Open trees

We stayed away from:

• Convex slopes

The day was:

• Cloudy
• Windy

Avalanche conditions

• 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
• Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

A few obs from our AST class today. @60 cm settled snowpack where sheltered from wind at treeline. 5 cm recent snowfall has been wind loaded onto lee easterly terrain forming hard slabs, that cracked stubbornly with heavier loads.

We saw no new avalanche activity, temperature -5 with moderate SW winds. Most Alpine areas heavily wind hammered. Started to snow lightly as we wrapped up the day.