AST2 Island Alpine Guides Day 4

Quick report

Weather

warm, sunny

Ride Type

sunnySlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes, cutBlocks, mellowSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

windAffected, crusty, hard, heavy

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSound, avalancheConditionTemp

Reactive cross loaded windslab on persistent weak layer. Surface hoar and facets on the crust 20cm down. Similar conditions on westerly crossload, brittle and cracking. Crack propagation with very easy sudden planar shears. New surface hose on shady areas. North slopes less reactive, no wind loading. South slopes, solar effected. Natural wet loose cycle. Height of snow was between nearby 0m to nearly 2m. Main concern for future snowfalls is east and west aspects over 1200m in wind affected zones.