Break in the storm

Quick report

cameronmarchant · Dec 27, 2024 · South Coast

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Quick report

Weather
sunny, cloudy
Ride Type
sunnySlopes, mellowSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees
Stayed Away
steepSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab

Poked around the stadium glacier area during a sunny gap in the storm. Had clear skies until the clouds came in around noon. A good amount of crowns from yesterday or the day before on northern slopes. hasty pits on n and nw slopes produced some unconsolidated storms slabs failing roughly 20cm down, but results were quite varied throughout the day - notably with the difficulty required to get the slab moving. Found a fair amount of wind effect above 1450m with a noticeable wind slab which was much more active but not as deep as what we found slightly below.