Tent ridge windslab

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mchernos · Mar 12, 2017 · Spray - KLakes

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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.