The Usual Suspects
Quick reportinfo · Jan 23, 2017 · Flathead
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, cloudy, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab
Snowmobile AST1 Course. Multiple old size one slab avalanches observed through the day in alpine terrain, all aspects. All the usual South Rain Gauge suspects were present: large cornices developing, lots of wind effect in open areas, but with good 'firm' powder riding in the trees. 150cm height of snow, -6C. Multiple snow pits at bottom of bowl with had similar observations: CTM RP down 20 on windslab, and CTH RP down +/-100 on the facet layer. 20cm of ice at bottom of snowpack. Watched several riders execute ambitious pulls into alpine snow fields with no results.