Blower pow... and there's no shortage of it! It's great for riding, makes for killer IG posts, and eclipses any topic of conversation at the local coffee bar. But add a little bump in both snowfall rates and wind speeds and all of a sudden things change quickly. It was that combination yesterday afternoon that produced super sensitive soft slabs across the range. Predictably breaking about a foot deep and failing within the new storm snow, I think alot of these instabilities settled out overnight. However, with winds still busy at work along the ridges, and plenty of light density snow to blow around, there's a whole new batch of fresh drifts that formed overnight and these will break deeper and wider than you might expect. These are the kind of avalanches that a sledder can manage, but once triggered, are gonna be large enough to boss around a skier, boarder, or snowshoer. No matter what we ride, gather some info by stomping on road cuts and test slopes and see how they're reacting before charging into steep, committing terrain.

With a little bit of wind, yesterday's slabs become more connected, and started breaking a bit wider and deeper as the afternoon wore on.

Recent winds coupled with dense snow are adding another layer to the already ginormous ridgeline corni. These unpredictable boxcar monsters are breaking further back than you'd think, and can easily take you for an unexpected, terrifying, elevator ride to the ground floor.