Gone for a stroll

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Gone for a stroll

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Good
Snow conditions were:
  • Powder
  • Wind affected
We rode:
  • Mellow slopes
  • Open trees
We stayed away from:
  • Steep slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Sunny
  • Warm
  • Windy
Avalanche conditions
  • 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.

Comments

Double plus windy out there but still a nice day in the mountains. Managed to find some good turns in the glades and boulders with 5-15cm ski pen. Didn't venture further up the valley because of the wind (effect on slopes and general unpleasantness to hang out in). We had one whumph while skinning up the boulder field in the sorta place you'd expect a whumph. no avalanche obs. The sun packed some punch today but the wind up high kept the snow cool, somewhere around 1800m on the ski out the surface snow became moist and quite sticky.