Ashman

Quick report

Roger McMillan · Dec 31, 2016 · Microwave-Sinclair

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Quick report

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

Dec 30 Skier triggered small slab traversing across a south-facing cross loaded (low consequence) slope near the ridge. Size 0.3? Crown varied from 15-40cm. Bed surface planar. No natural slides seen. Very windy. North bowl looked very wind affected (cross loaded) also.