Montana Ridge RMR Backcountry
Quick reportAbby Cooper · Jan 13, 2019 · Long Range Mountains
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, sunnySlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, steepSlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- wet, windAffected, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionTemp, avalancheConditionSlab
Rapid temperature rise, 3 degrees at tree line. Inversion. No wind. No precip. Observed multiple slab avalanches on norther facing slopes. One wet avalanche on south facing. Sizes ranging from 1-2. Dug a full profile. CTM14 RP down 35cm on FC 1.5mm. Storm slab. Repeat results x2.
Weather
Temperature inversion.
Snowpack
Storm slab was reactive. No results on the MFcr down 75 on south aspects near Ridgeline. High temperature gradient in the upper snowpack.