Windy with Pow

Riding quality was:

Good

Snow conditions were:

• Powder
• Wind affected

The day was:

• Cold

Avalanche conditions

• 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
• Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Chilly afternoon out at Harvey, with moderate to strong winds moving snow, and -12 C at 2000m. We found 30 cm of recent low-density snow forming slabs in wind exposed areas ……… but skiing nicely in low angle sheltered places. Snowpack was around 110 cm at Treeline, starting to cover those ‘early season hazards’ up there, but still shallow at lower elevations.

We saw cracking in the new snow in wind affected areas, but no new avalanches observed (although visibility was pretty limited).