Lower Fingers AST 1

Riding quality was:

OK

Snow conditions were:

• Deep powder
• Heavy

We rode:

• Mellow slopes

We stayed away from:

• Alpine slopes
• Convex slopes
• Cut blocks
• Steep slopes

The day was:

• Stormy
• Warm

Avalanche conditions

• 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
• Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
• Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.

Heavy precipitation throughout the day. The snow was heavy and settling rapidly.

At 950 m, there is a noticeable density change down 15 where the snow goes from F to 4F. Unsure if it is just a storm interface on stellars or small SH from the night.

HS 185, CTE 10 and CTM 14 down 45 (see picture) on SH 6-9. CTH 27 (unrepeated) down 60 below a significant melt freeze crust combo, Jan 11?, planar shear.

Between 9am and 4pm I measured 14 cm on my car.