Wendy Thompson trip

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Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Amazing
Snow conditions were:
  • Powder
We rode:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Steep slopes
We stayed away from:
  • Sunny slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Cloudy
  • Warm
Avalanche conditions
  • Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.

Comments

Excellent snow on N aspects.

Ventured onto a S slope in the afternoon and found wet snow. felt a whumpf and some shooting cracks and reversed the skin track back to shaded slopes.

A breakable crust is forming below 1700m due to the warm air temps