Birdwood traverse

Quick report

Weather

windy

Ride Type

alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSound, avalancheConditionSlab

Birdwood traverse, very thin, and wind hammered. Several loaded pockets produced size .5-1 on storm slab in sheltered ssw facing areas. Semi remote triggered (3m away) One pocket that stepped down through a 1-2cm sun-crust, failing on a layer of facets (2-5cm) between the sun crust and bulletproof wind hammered slabs. Unclear if the sun-crust failed first or the storm slab.