Not so powder cowboy

Quick report

southrockies · Mar 20, 2019 · Northwest Coastal

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Quick report

Weather
warm
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees
Stayed Away
steepSlopes, sunnySlopes
Riding Quality
OK
Snow Conditions
crusty, wet, hard
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionTemp

Info gathering at powder cowboy. Looking for evidence of wet slabs and loose wet avalanches stepping down. We saw wide spread evidence of loose wet avalanches some sliding on the ground from the previous days critical warming events. We avoided sledding in or travelling through or underneath sunny slopes. We measured snow temps on different aspects 10cm down and found that the best sledding and lowest avalanche hazard areas were on the north facing slopes due to the colder snow pack temperatures. We finished our day a little earlier then normal to avoid the heat of the day when avalanche hazard was at its highest.