Japan Trees

Quick report

Weather

sunny, windy

Ride Type

mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

powder, windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSound

Significant westerly wind over the past 24-48h, mixed with fresh snowfall. Sections of soft powder on top of a hard consolidated layer, mixed with hard packed wind crusted sections. Shooting cracks and propagation observed, with slabs releasing with minimal pressure.

Snowpack

Obs Type

point

Site Elevation Band

btl, tln

Surface Conditions

crust, newSnow, variable