Commonwealth Traverse

We rode:

• Alpine slopes
• Steep slopes

We stayed away from:

• Sunny slopes

The day was:

• Cloudy
• Wet

Avalanche conditions

• Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.

Started CMW traverse 6:30. Evidence of wet avalanche cycles everywhere. Snowpack is crusty. Day was cloudy so snowpack didn’t become isothermal. Didn’t bring skin wax, suffered up high, total clog.

Hardpack and windaffected even in covered north aspects.

Bear tracks seen in treeline.