West Bowl at Mt. Cain

Map for Mountain Information Network report: West Bowl at Mt. Cain

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Amazing
Snow conditions were:
  • Deep powder
  • Powder
  • Wind affected
We rode:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Open trees
  • Steep slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Cloudy
  • Cold
Avalanche conditions
  • Slab avalanches today or yesterday.

Comments

My touring partner and I set of a size two wind slab while on a bootpack, just out of the tree line in the west bowl at Mt. Cain. The slab was about 45cm deep by 30m across.