Seaton storm slabs

Quick report

emily-jones · Feb 20, 2022 · Purcells

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Weather
cloudy, windy
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
Amazing
Snow Conditions
powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab

We found about 20cm new snow that was generally evenly distributed across the terrain. We triggered a size 1 storm slab avalanche on a NE aspect in the alpine, at the top of a steep couloir, 30cm deep, soft slab, but running fast and far. We saw one other recent size 1 storm slab out of a steep lee feature at treeline. The cornices on ridgelines are very large and we avoided these. A mixed bag today with the weather, flurries and occasional strong W winds, but with calm and sunny periods.

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