Prayer Flags slab

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Prayer Flags slab

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Amazing
Snow conditions were:
  • Deep powder
We rode:
  • Dense trees
  • Open trees
We stayed away from:
  • Steep slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Stormy
Avalanche conditions
  • Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
  • 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.

Comments

Shames was stormy all day. Soft snow rt to lodge. 40 to 50 cm's over night at top tee. Very light wind today. Up to 1 cm/hr or more through out the day. Prayer flags ski cut produced rapid soft slab results. See pic in Avi report section.

So pushed over to trees lt of Mary's run. Fluff snow rt to valley bottom. Lg rumbles from Valley of Doom as day went on. Temp rise had surface snow getting a bit moist. Classic Shames deep powder day with every piece of your person wet by days end. Still able to cut down to crusty layer on Hangover on

last run out with sharp turns up top.