Cracks on Thurston

Quick report

Weather

windy, cold, wet, foggy

Ride Type

openTrees, denseTrees

Stayed Away

steepSlopes, sunnySlopes, convexSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

powder, crusty, wet, windAffected, hard, heavy

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSound, avalancheConditionTemp, avalancheConditionSnow

Hiked up to Elk Mt, started skinning just before the top, trail icy. Traversed over the ridge partially through dense forest to mt Thurston. Powder turns on the descent on a north west slope in low angle trees produced multiple shooting cracks. Tracks where blown over in exposed areas on the ridge due to strong winds. Rained on the bottom, but snowed on top with varying intensity.