December farm weekend

Riding quality was:

Good

Snow conditions were:

• Deep powder
• Powder
• Wind affected

We rode:

• Dense trees
• Mellow slopes
• Open trees

We stayed away from:

• Alpine slopes
• Convex slopes
• Steep slopes

The day was:

• Cloudy
• Windy

Avalanche conditions

• 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.

headed up to the farm cabin for the weekend on friday dec 10th until sunday december 12th. Great riding after a heck of an approach. significant new snow in the trees at lower elevation made for a very long arduous approach to the cabin. easily waist deep trailbreaking (80cm of unconsolidated snow) until above treeline, where snow seemed to be more set up and skis only sank about 25cm. wind was really blasting at higher elevations so we skied mellow slopes that were sheltered by some of the higher ridges and found some great pockets of good snow but definately worth being cautious of wind loading on all aspects in the farm alpine right now. below treeline all that snow we suffered through made for a great ski out, until I blew out my toe piece and had to bootpack the last km. definately good conditions below treeline until you hit the exposed alder maybe 200m above the parking lot all in all 11/10 trip