Burdette 26

Quick report

Weather

warm, cloudy

Ride Type

mellowSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees

Stayed Away

steepSlopes, alpineSlopes, convexSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

crusty, powder, heavy

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionTemp

Long weekend obs from the Burdette zone: Persistent weak layer exists, buried 60cm, ECT14 full propagation, EC5 full fracture. Great snow coverage, best in a number of years. South facing slopes crusty but cold dry snow to be found in sheltered trees and north facing slopes. No naturals observed aside from a release coming from a steep feature with exposed rock, on the way in. On departure day, Monday April 6, storm brought 5-10cm of fresh snow with a good bit of moisture baked in.