- Submitted by
- BomberJ
- Observations date
- Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 05:00
- Location
- 59.503120° N 136.436390° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Heavy
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- Sunny slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Sunny
- Warm
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
Comments
Pocket wind slabs from ongoing N wind event along with a recent natural across the valley kept us choosing conservative terrain and avoiding top and cross loaded convexities. S facing aspects around 5 mile are starting to bake in the sun, particularly around rocks, cliffs and trees, although we were able to find soft shaded snow on more SW'erly aspects. Conditions varied between sastrugi, wind slab, recycled powder, and mashed potatoes but were predictable enough to hunt out the good snow and stick to it.