Sunny Day at the Blunt  

Riding quality was:

OK

Snow conditions were:

• Crusty
• Powder
• Wet
• Wind affected

We rode:

• Alpine slopes

We stayed away from:

• Sunny slopes

The day was:

• Sunny
• Warm

Avalanche conditions

• Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
• Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.

We rode in the Blunt today and observed numerous avalanches that occurred over the last week.

All of these avalanches are suspected to have been triggered by solar input, whether they are loose wet avalanches initiating out of rocks as rocks are warmed up by the sun or cornice failures that trigger slabs on shady, north aspects.

We did not observe any obvious avalanches that occurred today, but we started to make our way home by 2pm. As the days grow longer and warmer, avalanche hazard will increase in the afternoon.