Watersprite area - widespread surface hoar

Riding quality was:

Good

Snow conditions were:

• Crusty
• Powder
• Wet

We rode:

• Alpine slopes
• Dense trees
• Mellow slopes
• Open trees
• Sunny slopes

The day was:

• Sunny

Avalanche conditions

• Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.

There is a widespread surface hoar observable on most aspects from the Watersprite parking up to around 1400m. Crystal sizes were over 1 inch in length in some areas.

Although not a problem now, if a large snowfall comes in we will most likely have a layer to watch for persistent weak layer.