Marriot Basin

La qualité du hors-piste était:

Excellente

Les conditions de neige étaient :

• Poudreuse abondante

Nous avons parcouru:

• Pentes de faible inclinaison
• Forêt dégagée

Nous sommes restés à l'écart de:

• Pentes alpines
• Pentes convexes
• Pentes raides

La journée était:

• Froide
• Ensoleillée
• Venteuse

Tour around the Wendy Thompson hut / Marriot Basin. Dug a pit @ 1900m, E aspect. Observed a right side up snowpack, crust/Facet combo was noted approx 1 meter down and did not respond to a ECT test. Facets above the PWL were starting to round.

Observed some large old crowns, most likely from previous storm cycle. Otherwise covereage was better then expected, we still chose conservation lines in shelteted terrain given the PWL problem.

Weather was cold to start, -17, nil wind, warming up throughout the day to -3 by the afternoon. Bluebird to start with increasing clouds, snow started around 4:30 with winds increasing to strong. Noticed considerable wind transport on ridgetops by 2pm.