Still Sketchy

Quick report

Weather

cloudy

Ride Type

denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

convexSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound

Last weekend's storm snow made for great powder riding at Treeline and Alpine. Unfortunately, it's not bonding well to the old snow below it, a layer of weak facets and surface hoar. While sledding on mellow terrain, we remotely triggered two small avalanches in adjacent steep features. Several other small storm slab avalanches had also failed on this weak layer in previous days. We kept to low-angle terrain and were extra mindful to stay away from overhead hazards. The winds were light which left a lot of options for sledding deep snow away from the avalanche hazard.

Weather

Avg Temp

0

Wind Speed

windSpeedCalm

Blowing Snow

none

Sky Condition

overcast

Wind Direction

W

Storm Start Date

2025-02-20

Storm Snow Amount

40

Temperature Trend

rising

Precipitation Type

none