K-country wind slabs

Quick report

jglampar · Feb 27, 2023 · Field

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Quick report

Weather
sunny
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
convexSlopes
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound

Roughly 5cm of fresh snow overnight at 1900m in the Hero Knob/Black Prince area. Significant instability persists from the last storm cycle on leeward aspects. From a distance saw multiple size 1-2 slides from the past few days mostly starting in leeward pockets at and above treeline. At and below treeline on immediate leeward aspects is very touchy; we were able to remotely trigger multiple 50-75cm depth wind slabs running on facets with decent propagation. Turned back and skied low consequence well-supported terrain. Good reminder of the risks even in the trees - lots of potential for trauma even with short slides.

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