Red Deer burn in the wind

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Red Deer burn in the wind

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Good
Snow conditions were:
  • Powder
  • Wind affected
We rode:
  • Cut blocks
  • Dense trees
  • Mellow slopes
  • Open trees
We stayed away from:
  • Alpine slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Sunny
  • Windy
Avalanche conditions
  • 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.

Comments

Blue sky day at the burn, with strong SW winds. Lots of snow transport, and wind affected snow even on the lee slopes. We headed into the most sheltered parts of the burn to find the goods. Variable amounts of new snow on last week's crust, from 0 in the wind swept areas to 60 cm in lee pockets. New snow is fairly well bonded to the crust, but there are some failure planes in the deeply drifted snow areas.