May at the Hermit

Quick report

Weather

warm, cloudy

Ride Type

mellowSlopes, denseTrees, alpineSlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

steepSlopes, convexSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

wet, heavy

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionTemp

Recent evidence of natural wet slab and wet loose avalanches ranging from sz 1-2, sw-E aspect. Skier triggered wet slab on SE aspect sz 1. Runout was approx 5m on 35° slope. Top 30cm is wet and heavy on top of a crust. Skier triggered slides are likely with a short runout, however, on large open aspects could compound into sz 2 and larger more dangerous slides. 145cm @ 2100m skiable to about 1600m give or take.