Keep expectations low and you will be happy!

Riding quality was:

Good

Snow conditions were:

• Crusty
• Powder
• Wet
• Wind affected

We rode:

• Mellow slopes
• Open trees
• Sunny slopes

We stayed away from:

• Convex slopes
• Steep slopes

The day was:

• Cloudy
• Sunny
• Warm
• Wet
• Windy

Avalanche conditions

• 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.

Spent the weekend at Cameron Lake hut and had a mixed bag of weather. Came in in rain on Friday with snow overnight and during the day Saturday.

We went up Summit Knob Saturday and Mount Rowe Sunday. Travel below treeline to Summit Knob was rugged with lots of open creek crossings, but decent enough coverage to ski at treeline. Pinwheeling noted. Approach to Mount Rowe had better coverage than expected. We stuck to a mellow slope for the uptrack and descent. Slopes were pretty wind hammered. One member of our group found ski crampons helpful. Route to the summit was bare with icy sections. Surface snow was slippery on descent, causing sluffing.

Half our group did Forum Ridge on Saturday and reported getting good turns in.

On Saturday snow pack was saturated. Frozen overnight Saturday, with spring like conditions by Sunday afternoon.