Salmon Lakes

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, stormy, windy, warm

Ride Type

openTrees, denseTrees, mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

steepSlopes, alpineSlopes, cutBlocks, convexSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

deepPowder, heavy, powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionTemp

Was snowing heavy for most of the day and difficult to see, temperatures warmed up in the afternoon. We stayed off steep and open slopes. Did one slope cut on the top of the bank of a drainage and triggered a slab avalanche which ran right to the bottom of the drainage. Snow was still touchy on slopes and the rain crust was evident. All things considered it was a good day with taking steps to mitigate overhead hazards, convex slopes, and open slopes.