YRB

Quick report

Weather

warm, windy

Ride Type

openTrees

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, convexSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

crusty, windAffected

We checked out Raven Lake today. Low snow and recent winds left some obstacles on the road, but we made it work #G3Bonesaw. A crust from last week's rain extends up to 1600 m (lower treeline). In the alpine winds were strong from the south. They blasted the ridgelines and left a firm windslab on northerly slopes. We found the Dec 9 surface hoar (SH) layer down about 70 cm and the Dec 1 SH down 90 cm at treeline. While neither layer was very reactive in tests today, we aren't ready to write it off yet! It seems to be transitioning into a classic low probability, high consequence scenario now that it has been through a few avalanche cycles