Natural order has been restored!

Quick report

oliviaannejohnson · Dec 23, 2023 · Flathead

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy, sunny, windy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes
Stayed Away
convexSlopes
Riding Quality
amazing
Snow Conditions
deepPowder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow

Evidence of a natural loose dry cycle, all in fan features below big cliff bands. Most likely happened earlier this morning. All avalanches were size 1's. We found 1 natural storm slab in a fan feature, also size 1. Skiing was deeper than expected. Snowpack is very moist below the new storm snow around 1800m, but seemingly bonding well at the HN interface.

Weather

Wind Speed
windSpeedLight
Blowing Snow
light
Sky Condition
brokenClouds
Temperature Trend
steady
Precipitation Type
none

Winds was light, gusting to moderate. Evidence of wind transport (and stronger winds) at the saddle