McMurdo

Riding quality was:

Good

Snow conditions were:

• Powder

We rode:

• Mellow slopes
• Open trees

We stayed away from:

• Alpine slopes
• Convex slopes
• Cut blocks

The day was:

• Stormy
• Windy

Avalanche conditions

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

Back from a few days in McMurdo ski touring; Jan 11-13th. We didn't venture above treeline during the whole trip as visibility and high winds made it unfavourable.

-40-50cms of snowfall over the three days.

-Moderate to strong SW winds at and above treeline with heavy snow transport.

-Lots of trees shedding snow as well as pin-wheeling below 1900m.

-Moderate to Hard, Sudden Planar CT results on the Jan 2 SH layer down 80-100cms.

-With better visibility this morning we saw evidence of a natural cycle up to size 2 from yesterday at and above treeline.

-275 to 300cm HS at 2200m.

It was great to see a healthy amount of snow in this area considering it's still the first half of January!