Surprise POW day!

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Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Amazing
Snow conditions were:
  • Powder
We rode:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Steep slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Cold

Comments

Elkford delivered today with 20 - 25 cm low-density snow blanketing the terrain from truck to ridge top. We were expecting wind slabs but only observed small dry loose avalanche activity in steep terrain.

There was a very thin temperature crust up to the Alpine under the most recent snow from last week's warming that was not affecting the skiing or sledding, even on steep south-facing slopes.

The snowpack at 2300 m NE facing slope had 220 cm total snow depth. The mid-pack is well settled. The early December crust is down 125 cm with a facet layer above. This layer is also gaining some strength but we continue to be wary of steep, rocky terrain. We had no test results.