Blow Me Downs Round 2

Snow conditions were:

• Crusty
• Heavy
• Powder
• Wind affected

We rode:

• Mellow slopes

We stayed away from:

• Alpine slopes
• Steep slopes

The day was:

• Warm

Avalanche conditions

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

Found reactive wind slabs on smaller slopes with overhead hazard in mind. Our east facing dig feature at 200 m provided 150 cm of snow. Good coverage, and good skiing in this mellow terrain. We noted one cornice triggered avalanche on a higher east facing slope, with lots of evidence of loading in these lee alpine features. 0° by noon, would expect a natural avalanche cycle if things warm up as forecasted with the first real dose of rain.