Powder "ish" in Little Sand!

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Powder "ish" in Little Sand!

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Good
Snow conditions were:
  • Powder
  • Wind affected
We rode:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Open trees

Information

The day was:
  • Cloudy

Comments

We spent the day with low visibility, almost no visibility between 1700 m and 2000 m while we were in the cloud. There were light southwest winds, but no snow was moving around even on exposed ridges. There was a total snowpack depth of 140 cm at 2000 m, which may be the most snow we have seen in a while. There are a few crusts in the mid-pack, the first down 20 to 30 cm (Dec 22) and the second down 70 cm (Dec 5). Our profile was at 2000 m on a southeast-facing slope and we had no results from our snowpack tests. There was still soft snow in sheltered terrain, but on steep south-facing slopes, there was a bit of a crust. Not bad skiing with the lack of new snow.