Crusty but not rusty

Quick report

AvCan Northwest · Mar 25, 2022 · Purcells

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Weather
cloudy, warm
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees, sunnySlopes
Stayed Away
steepSlopes
Riding Quality
OK
Snow Conditions
crusty

Today we snowmobiled at the Onion and found very similar conditions to what we have been seeing all week; up to 10cm of new snow over the rain crust from March 22nd. At higher elevations the crust is supportive to skis and sleds and isn’t bad skiing/riding conditions. We saw a few new size 1.5 avalanches from steep, alpine terrain below cornices. We had no significant results when digging at 1650m on a N aspect. We took the opportunity to do some transceiver rescue practice!

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