- Submitted by
- ghelgeson
- Observations date
- Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 01:24
- Location
- 52.601628° N 119.258105° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Steep slopes
Comments
Riding quality was PHENOMENAL, but the snow surface consists of trophy surface hoar, facets, and a robust melt freeze crust on steep south facing features. Eek! Right now (before the storm) the snowpack feels glued in, but new storm snow isn't expected to bond well to the the potpourri of nasty layers, it will probably be pretty sporty once we put a fresh load on it.
