SE Hills, Tablelands
Quick reportNL Field Team · Feb 17, 2023 · Gros Morne
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, cold, windy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- OK
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, powder, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab
Yesterdays warm weather has cause a pretty widespread temperature/rain crust. 1-5 cm thick, from supportive in boots, to very fine, maybe a little catchy on skis. At 450m, on E side of “The Knob”, we found good skiing, and a stable snowpack. At lower elevations in the tablelands, things are pretty locked in, with a much harder and thicker crust. Dunlops were a preferred mode of travel. We observed 2 recent large slab avalanches in the Trout River Bowl. Likely triggered by Yesterdays warm weather, or possible cornice failure.