Shames SAR AST class

Riding quality was:

Good

Snow conditions were:

• Deep powder

We rode:

• Mellow slopes
• Open trees

We stayed away from:

• Convex slopes
• Steep slopes

The day was:

• Cloudy
• Stormy
• Windy

Avalanche conditions

• 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.

Limited visibility hampered our ability to see most alpine terrain around shames. No audible avalanches observed the in previous 48hrs.

Full profile W asp. 42 degree slope, wind loaded feature @1300m. Height of Snow 215

55 cm of dry storm storm snow sits on 171215 laminar melt freeze crust which is roughly 5 cm thick. Entire Snowpack is moist below.