February 18

Broads, Ferguson, Powerhouse

Elevations, slope angles and aspects:

5300-11'000, angles over 45° all aspects but south.

Avalanche activity:

Surface sluffing on very steep shady slopes

and a few rollers on north facing, below 7000'.

Glide slide late last week

in Broads

just south of the Diving Board

Opening glide crack in upper Stairs gulch,

ne facing.

Slopes skied:

Upper Ferguson nw facing and farthest east Powerhouse chute.

Snow conditions:

Wind and sun affected, with areas of soft settled recrystalized snow in sheltered areas. Sun did melt some of the crusts with heating. Wet activity was limited to rollers.

Weather:

Bluebird

Evaluation:

Mostly stable snow. Instabilities limited to isolated wind drifting and potential shallow wet slides, if heated enough.