Ridge recon

Quick report

Weather

windy, sunny

Ride Type

sunnySlopes, openTrees

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

crusty, wet

Skinned up cornice ridge Top five centimetres softened on solar aspects below 2000m, OK spring skiing no roller ball’s Picture looks like cornice failure avalanche. Still a lot of cornice left. Crust is pockmarked but relatively smooth, the rain covered up ski tracks. Surface is a bit dirty

Weather

Wind Speed

windSpeedModerate

Sky Condition

scatteredClouds

Wind Direction

SW

Precipitation Type

none

Snowpack

Depth

250

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

S, SE, E

Site Elevation

2100

Ski Penetration

1

Foot Penetration

1

Site Elevation Band

tln

Surface Conditions

crust

Avalanche

Run Length

300

Slab Width

50

Trigger Type

natural

Wind Exposure

leeSlope

Avalanche Size

2

Slab Thickness

30

Start Zone Aspect

E

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Avalanche Character

corniceOnly, looseWet

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

2100

Runout Zone Elevation

1940

Avalanche Observation

moreThan48hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

tln

Cornice failure at the height of warmth last week. Surprised more didn’t go. Debris doesn’t seem too deep but didn’t investigate