Bombi familiarization ride

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Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Good
Snow conditions were:
  • Heavy
  • Powder
  • Wet
We rode:
  • Cut blocks
  • Mellow slopes
We stayed away from:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Convex slopes
  • Steep slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Sunny
  • Warm
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.

Comments

We rode extremely conservative terrain (30*>)

observed pinwheeling, tree bombs, and a hollow sounding snowpack.

windward slopes had a 1cm breakable wind crust.

Mashed potato snow but good riding overall.