Little sands

Quick report

samirsomji · Dec 11, 2024 · Northwest Inland

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy
Ride Type
sunnySlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes
Riding Quality
amazing
Snow Conditions
powder

Good skiing out at little sands, less wind affect than the frontside of the lizard range got! We skied steep open SE aspects that held 30cm of storm snow over a sun crust. And steep NW treeline aspects that held supportive unconsolidated snow. Small pockets of fist density wind slab in between new tracks were trigger able by skis. Fine day with no wind, high cloud, and temps just below freezing

Avalanche

Slab Width
150
Trigger Type
natural
Wind Exposure
leeSlope
Avalanche Size
2
Slab Thickness
35
Start Zone Aspect
N
Avalanche Character
windSlab
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation
1950
Avalanche Observation
24to48hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
alp
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2024-12-08T19:00:00.000Z

A few days old wind slab in a rocky alpine Lee