Spring has arrived on East Helena Ridge

Quick report

Weather

warm, sunny

Ride Type

sunnySlopes, denseTrees, mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

steepSlopes

Riding Quality

terrible

Snow Conditions

wet, windAffected, heavy

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSound, avalancheConditionTemp

Very warm conditions - the snow was sticking to the bottom of our skins on the way up making travel quite difficult. Whumpf heard above tree line, while on some wind-loaded terrain. Picture is of an avalanche that occurred while we were out, on a solar aspect, likely starting at the rocks above. Overall, ski quality wasn’t great as there was only about a 200 m elevation band where snow coverage was decent, though the snow was dense and moist. The Rockbound Lake Trail had sections of ice, and exposed rocks/trail.