Windy with a side of touchy
Quick reportGord Bunston · Jan 10, 2019 · Northwest Coastal
Quick report
- Weather
- windy, warm, foggy, cloudy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, steepSlopes, convexSlopes, openTrees
- Riding Quality
- Terrible
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, hard, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionTemp, avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSound
= Warm (zero deg at 1800m, -1 at 2,000m) = Moderate to Strong SW wind this afternoon, as well as evidence of significant previous wind transport = hasty pit on a sheltered 35deg SE aspect at 1,800m. Easy shears at 30cm and 50cm (this lower shear on the denser snow from last Thursday 3rd Jan rain event) (rain line approx 1500m in this area)