Tent ridge windslab
Quick reportmchernos · Mar 12, 2017 · Spray - KLakes
Quick report
- Weather
- windy, warm, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, sunnySlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionTemp, avalancheConditionSlab
Saw recent crown below cornice on north end of Tent ridge (looks like ran to size 2 above larches). Wind was strong and temps were 2C at 3pm. About 10 cm of soft wind slab on top of denser old storm snow. These layers were failing on a crust about 60cm down sudden planar in multiple hasty pits.