Log Cabin East

Riding quality was:

Good

Snow conditions were:

• Hard

We rode:

• Mellow slopes
• Open trees

We stayed away from:

• Alpine slopes
• Convex slopes
• Steep slopes

The day was:

• Sunny

Avalanche conditions

• Slab avalanches today or yesterday.

Log cabin east side was much better than we anticipated. The snow in the alpine is wind affected but there were many areas where we found between 5 and 10 cm of softer snow up to 1330m. Underneath that layer, there is a very solid slab which I couldn't break with my poles.

We noticed a small natural release on the east facing aspect. Pictures attached, both of the same location. One is the general area and the other is zoomed in.

Temperatures were stable around -3C all afternoon. We didn't notice any shifts in snow qualities due to the temperature but we noticed previous thaw-freeze cycles (melt crusts) in the alpine.

No signs of instabilities on the low angle slopes we rode. There is good powder down in the trees.