Paint pots, south/east facing trees

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Ski4fun · Feb 24, 2021 · Kootenay

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Quick report

Weather
sunny
Ride Type
denseTrees, openTrees
Stayed Away
convexSlopes, alpineSlopes
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
crusty, powder, windAffected
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSound

Observed some whumpfing and propagation easily triggered by one person on south facing slopes at and below TL. The collapse was approx 70 cm down on the decomposed January sun crust. Basal facets were 20 cm further below that. Sheer was pretty planar. This weak layer was confined to south aspects and steeper slope angles. Also found ~ 25 cm wind slabs in obvious places on south and east aspects.