Low Pow(d)er Defrost

Quick report

Weather

warm, sunny, foggy

Ride Type

mellowSlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

steepSlopes, convexSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

powder, heavy

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound

Great Sunday riding at the Mic. Warm conditions with wet, heavy snow below TL, and lighter (chunky blower!) at TL. Est. 5-10 cm fresh in the thinnest areas, especially in upper TL, where we felt a hard wind crust under the fresh snow. New wind affect was minimal. Drifted to 20-30 cm in sheltered areas. Didn't feel much of a crust in sheltered/treed areas while riding. Lots of facets though, much of the lower snowpack didn't feel very supportive... Popped a nice storm slab on a small slope, appx 20 cm, sliding on a thin faceted crust (I think!). We hardly saw any shooting cracks, the warm snow may not have fully consolidated at the time. Would be careful around larger slopes though!