No Dogs

Riding quality was:

Amazing

Snow conditions were:

• Deep powder

We rode:

• Mellow slopes
• Open trees
• Steep slopes

We stayed away from:

• Alpine slopes
• Convex slopes

The day was:

• Cloudy
• Stormy
• Wet

Avalanche conditions

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

35cm of new snow overnight at the top of the Tbar (1200m) and ongoing snowfall throughout the day, temperatures just below zero. Stayed Below treeline all day but could feel a light SW wind in exposed areas near ridgetop. New snow settling into a soft storm slab throughout the day. Some cracking around the skis and a few small whumps on steeper convex micro features near the top of the ridge on no dogs. 2 small Naturals (sz 1) spotted on steep convex rolls in No dogs and No socks

No digging today, but could feel a thin crust on solar aspects below the new snow, and heard several reports of surface hoar on top of that crust earlier in the week. Treading lightly and avoiding overhead hazard today, expecting more avalanche activity as slab properties develop in new snow.