Frightening, terrifying, hair-raising, eerie, creepy, spooky, horrifying....Take your pic of the adjective that speaks to you most. We have lots of new wind driven snow over very weak snow near the ground. "It's kindergarden science, strong blocks stacked on weak blocks." This is no doubt a dangerous set up. Any avalanche triggered today will likely be devastating to you and your sled.
Avalanche conditions will remain dangerous over the next several days, this doesn't mean you cant ride. What it does mean, is we need to avoid avalanche terrain all together. We need to stick to slopes under 30 deg in slope steepness with nothing steeper above or adjacent to us. Stick to simple terrain that will allow you success to come back home tonight. Simple means flat meadows and very low angle trees.
One of our pro observers said it very well in his observation from yesterday " It can be difficult to make good decisions when the riding is SOOO good but the signs of a fragile snowpack are pretty obvious. Slope angle and good route finding is key right now."
Photo - Craig Gordon checking out the crown of a large avalanche from yesterday.