Great skiing but not without problems.

Riding quality was:

Amazing

Snow conditions were:

• Powder

We rode:

• Alpine slopes

We stayed away from:

• Steep slopes

The day was:

• Foggy
• Sunny

Avalanche conditions

• Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
• 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
• Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
• Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.

We heli skied extensively west of White Pass today and observed the following

1) Recent wind slab/storm slab avalanche cycle to size 3 in northerly alp bowls. These avalanche were observed both in immediate lee features at ridgetop and also in steep moraine features further down slope. One stepped down to deeper weak layers.

2) One cornice collapse resulting in a slab avalanche

3) Wet loose avalanches out of steep south facing alp features

4) We also had a slope settle heavily while entering a run with a crack propagating 50m in either direction of the guides skis.

We avoided larger steeper slopes over 35 degrees and areas with the threat of fat to thin snowpack transitions.

Excellent skiing still exists in high, sheltered, northerly Alp bowls.