Black Prince

Quick report

Weather

warm, cloudy

Ride Type

sunnySlopes, denseTrees

Stayed Away

convexSlopes, alpineSlopes, steepSlopes, openTrees

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

wet, crusty, deepPowder, heavy, hard

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionTemp

Early morning at Black Prince. The snow was very crusty (sun and warm affected) at below tree line. We weren't leaving tracks behind as the crust was very firm. As we progressed up, we observed as forecasted, a rapid warming in temperature. The crust slowly softened up. We saw lots of activity on the headwall (multiple sluffs). We decided to transition at treeline as the snow started to get very humid. Overall, good day out. We managed to minimize overhead hazards and navigated in low consequences terrain.

Weather

Wind Speed

windSpeedCalm

Sky Condition

overcast

Precipitation Type

none

Snowpack

Site Aspect

S, SW

Ski Penetration

0

Foot Penetration

50

Site Elevation Band

tln, btl

Surface Conditions

crust, variable