Shark

Quick report

Weather

warm, sunny, windy, cloudy

Ride Type

openTrees, alpineSlopes

Stayed Away

sunnySlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

deepPowder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound, avalancheConditionTemp

Excellent skiing and trailbreaking. Stayed between -1 and -3 a on the polar aspects between 1900m and 2300m keeping the snow dry. Chute 2 had a natural size 1 wind slab avalanche from the last couple days, the east bowl off shark had a size 3 persistent slab from much earlier in the week that ran far to vally bottom with 1.5m crowns. The wind picked up mid afternoon and we observed 2 size 1.5 avalaches come down from mountain top in extreme. terrian on North aspects. Probably some small cornices pulling small wind slabs and entraining mass. Heard a larger Avalanche from Bryant Creek vally at the same time. Ridge crests and open areas and in the basin where the wind had gotten to the snow had a very slabby feel to it. Minor whumpfing in the boulder field. Dug a snow profile on North aspects at 2150m With compression and ECT giving no results. Found persistent week later down a 1m as 2-3 cm of 4Fingers facets surrounded by 1 finger facets. The sun came out at 4pm and it was a sticky skiing on the lower elevations crosscountry ski trails and +4 at the parking lot.