Retallack sled ski

Riding quality was:

Good

Snow conditions were:

• Deep powder

We rode:

• Dense trees
• Mellow slopes

We stayed away from:

• Alpine slopes
• Convex slopes
• Cut blocks
• Open trees
• Steep slopes

The day was:

• Cloudy
• Stormy
• Warm

We dug pits before skiing near Retallack lodge.

Snow pack was about 170 cm deep.

We did 2 ECT (extended column tests) with the same results:

- RP (resistant planar) on 1 tap at 10 cm down no propagation

Warmer storm snow appears to be slabbing up.

We also did a compression test:

- RP also on 1 tap at 10 cm down.

- RP at 18 taps about 70 cm down on the facet layer.

Chose to ski mellow lines in tight trees because of concerns about sloughing at steeper angles.