AST 2 Observations HBM Prairie

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, foggy, warm, windy

Ride Type

mellowSlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

convexSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

heavy, wet, windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionTemp

Short tour, non avalanche terrain, practice rescue skills. Hasty Pit near treeline, sheltered area, south aspect. We noted rapid settlement in the previous storm snow, snowpack depth @ 90 -100cm. Top 10cm wet snow, moist snow throughout the remainder of the snowpack. Top 20cm is 0c, remainder showed a weak temperature gradient . Two compression tests showed no result in area tested. It was overcast, max temp 4c, very little rain, and light winds at treeline.