Steve could only tour for part of the day because he had too much school schtuff to do, so we headed to 5 Mile Basin for some quick fun. I wanted to check out 5 Mile because I haven't been touring around Whitewater since last Saturday and I was a little concerned about slab avalanche formation over the past week. 5 Mile never dissapoints. It has lots of variety and lots of options for a variety of snow stabilities. We dropped in off the ridge at 6850 feet and dug quick snow pits after trying to ski cut the slope with no results. The snow was fairly solid with no solid slab formation off the ridgeline. The lower we got, the heavier the snow got and, naturally, the more cohesive and slabby the snow was, however, it did not appear to be at that critical point yet. More load and warmth and it should be a concern. Anyway, we skied a great line through glades and trees for a nice 1100 foot run in heavy, but still pleasantly soft snow.
Here's a vid of Steve gettin' er' dun.
Me pretending I know how to jump off of stuff.
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