Manning post storm cycle...

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cdnmoose11 · Jan 4, 2019 · Manning

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Weather
cloudy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
steepSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
deepPowder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow

Deep snow conditions at higher elevations in Manning. No new avalanches seen and insufficient slab properties for the recent storm snow in test results (ECTN). On Dec 30/31 we had a widespread avalanche cycle... is it over for the the Dec 26 surface hoar or will this preserved (and easily seen) layer come back to life again? We skied conservative lines.

Weather

Winds were picking up in the afternoon with the frontal passage and clearing skies.

Snowpack

CTH 30 (BRK) down 63cm on 5mm SH sitting on the Dec 29th MFcr. CTH 25 (SP) down 73cm on 5-10mm SHxr (stepped up to Dec 29th layer mid column) ECTN