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sportnewk · Apr 17, 2022 · North Island

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Weather
cloudy, sunny, windy
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes
Stayed Away
convexSlopes
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
crusty, powder, windAffected

Day started sunny but was full cloud by 1300. North and West slopes held nice power at treeline but were wind loaded in the alpine. Others aspects had a knee breaker crust which did not break down during the day. See avalanche report

Avalanche

Avalanche sz 2.5 likely one or two days old. Crown varied from 10-30cm and spanned 100m on a NW face (1st pic). Debris triggered lower crown (2nd pic) and continued down gulley to lower basin (3rd pic). Start zone ~1600m, end zone ~1280m.

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