Soggy and WET

Riding quality was:

OK

Snow conditions were:

• Heavy
• Wet

We rode:

• Convex slopes
• Dense trees
• Mellow slopes

We stayed away from:

• Alpine slopes
• Steep slopes

The day was:

• Foggy
• Warm
• Wet

Avalanche conditions

• 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
• Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.

1860m elevation Snow depth 225 s.e aspect 25 degree slope

3pm 4 degrees C with recent rain fall

CT

20cm failure at 3rd from the shoulder

Noted very dry hoar

30cm failed at 8th from the shoulder

Noted wet hoar crystals approx 2mm

Rutschblock test

20cm failure Jump 2

30cm failure jump 4

Could not get further results

Cornis ridge trees

Sticky/grabby snow quite slow nothing triggered no signs of instability while riding but kept terrain choice conservative

Disclaimer:

We are still learning, this is a pit we dug to further our knowledge of the mountains.