5 Mile - The Burn

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lara.thiessen · Jan 23, 2021 · North Rockies

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Weather
cold, sunny
Ride Type
denseTrees, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes
Riding Quality
Terrible
Snow Conditions
crusty, hard, windAffected
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab

Inconsistent skiing, wind slab to shear crust. Very wind affected in alpine and upper treeline NW aspects. Surface hoar 3-6mm in treed and wind-sheltered areas observed. Skied a NE aspect steep, treed line with 5-15cm on top of crust - significant sluffing End of day observed another group trigger a size 1 slab traversing a steep, open, NW slope