Barnes lake round 2

Riding quality was:

Amazing

Snow conditions were:

• Powder

We rode:

• Alpine slopes
• Convex slopes
• Cut blocks
• Dense trees
• Mellow slopes
• Open trees
• Steep slopes
• Sunny slopes

The day was:

• Sunny
• Warm

Avalanche conditions

• Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
• Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Came back for more cuz the snow was too good! Rode another N facing treeline feature with heavy sluffing but no concerns otherwise.

Decided to step out into the alpine targeting a SE facing lower angle supported bowl feature, and ascended a low angle rib. As we approached the ridge line at 2250m we felt a significant whumph with all 3 of us standing on a loaded pillow. We used good travel tactics and identified start zones before continuing. The next kick turn held another significant whumph and triggered a size 1.5 persistent slab (see avalanche summary) that wrapped around to where our first skier was standing on a supported feature. No involvements.

We decided to back off and return to treeline features for the rest of the day.

Lots of natural dry loose activity in the past 48hrs

Solar input was strong and created a 1cm crust on S facing treeline aspects.