Good day for cross country skiing on the ridge..

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rcecioni · Mar 5, 2024 · Sea To Sky

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Quick report

Weather
sunny
Ride Type
denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
amazing
Snow Conditions
powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound

Skied north aspect near Oscar today, really good snow but we could not get close to any open slope more than 30 degrees without remote triggering avalanches. Really good skiing down mellow trees. No sign of natural avalanche cycle...

Weather

Wind Speed
windSpeedCalm
Sky Condition
clear
Temperature Trend
rising
Precipitation Type
none

Beautiful Day out there

Snowpack

Obs Type
summary
Site Aspect
N
Site Elevation
1200
Cracking Observed
1
Site Elevation Band
tln
Surface Conditions
newSnow
Whumpfing Observed
1

Avalanche

Trigger Type
skier
Wind Exposure
leeSlope
Avalanche Size
2
Trigger Sub Type
remote
Start Zone Aspect
N
Vegetation Cover
openSlope
Start Zone Incline
35
Avalanche Character
persistentSlab
Crust Near Weak Layer
1
Number Of Avalanches
6-10
Avalanche Observation
12hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
btl, tln
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2024-03-04T19:00:00.000Z

Remote triggered 5 to 10 avalanches, any open slopes more than 30 degrees, up to 200m away from the ridge, running fast and far.