Shames Obs

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Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Amazing
Snow conditions were:
  • Deep powder
We rode:
  • Dense trees
  • Mellow slopes
  • Open trees
We stayed away from:
  • Alpine slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Cloudy
  • Cold
  • Stormy
Avalanche conditions
  • Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
  • 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.

Comments

Shames base (750m) 20 cm new sitting on rain crust. 950m, 30 cm new with a rain crust sandwiched in the lower end of the new snow. Above 1000m 45cm new of high quality Shames blower sitting on 50cm of dry powder. Ski pen 45cm, snowing less than 1cm an hour, winds calm with no wind affect in the storm snow, vis poor. One natural Sz 1 storm slab on S aspect at 1250m failing in storm snow. Vis poor so no other obs. Skied TL and BTL south and north aspect 750-1250m.