Apex Backcountry

Quick report

Weather

windy, cold, sunny

Ride Type

denseTrees, sunnySlopes, openTrees, mellowSlopes, steepSlopes

Stayed Away

convexSlopes, alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

powder, windAffected, hard

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound

Lots of slab formation overnight on all aspects. Previous day saw easy to medium CT sudden planar results down 20 on facets. New slabs only made this layer more reactive. The overall thin depth is the only thing preventing wider propagation at this point. Most if not all the more popular slackcountry runs were releasing small pockets of windslab, including a natural size 2 off the shoulder of Secondary.