Ashman, Man

Observed Mar 17, 2025, 8:00 p.m. PDT · Northwest Coast

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Reactive wind slab on southwest facing slopes at ridge crest. Hard wind slab forming at ridge crest from strong north easterly winds.

Quick report

Comment
Skied at Ashman today. Temps stayed cool throughout the day with snow on southern aspects staying cold and no signs of pinwhelling/rollerballing. At ridgecrest strong northeasterly winds have formed hard wind slab. Looking into the North/East side of the bowl looked very wind effected so we decided to ski on the south where ski quality looked better. We were able to trigger a small pocket of wind slab on a southwest facing slope just below ridgecrest. Skiing on the south was good with snow staying cold through the day.
Weather
Sunny, Windy
Ride type
Alpine slopes, Open trees, Sunny slopes
Riding quality
Good
Snow conditions
Powder
Avalanche conditions
Avalanche condition slab