Very windy
Quick reportconniehenderson3 · Feb 10, 2023 · Lizard
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, windy
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees, sunnySlopes
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes, steepSlopes
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, hard, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab
Moderate to strong W-SW winds at ridgetop but variable at times. Sun popped out for a bit today, definitely some sun affect on solars and spring like conditions below. Moist on the surface below ~1450m. Avoided loaded areas. Numerous Na’s in the past storm to size 2.5 and some Na cornices. One skier accidental more details in the avalanche section.
Weather
Moderate to strong winds at ridgetop. FL rose to approximately ~1450m. Minimal sun but was sun affected from previous days.
Avalanche
Sa sz 2 windslab on a cross loaded slope. Skied on the side of the slope as we suspected a potential windslab and the 3rd skier down triggered it. No involvement. As the avalanche slid it entrained and pulled other small WSLs. It was a soft slab.