Hanging lake

Quick report

brendan_edwards · Mar 21, 2021 · South Coast Inland

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Quick report

Weather
stormy
Ride Type
openTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
crusty, powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow

>30kmh SW wind transporting new/recent storm snow, loading leeward features. Earlier in the morning we observed some 'wrong side up' surface snow from the overnight storm at 1300-1450m on a W/SW aspect. Avoided lee features steeper than 30 degrees and skied windward SW aspect from treeline and below. Did not observe whumpfing or shooting cracks, but loaded lee slopes at treeline had blocky reactions up to 15 cm in quick hand shear tests and cutting above the skin track.