Caligata Park - Overnight Ski Trip

Riding quality was:

Good

Snow conditions were:

• Powder
• Wind affected

We rode:

• Alpine slopes
• Mellow slopes
• Open trees
• Steep slopes

The day was:

• Stormy

Avalanche conditions

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

We spent a night near Caligata provincial park. Stability was good, but we witnessed a significant snow & wind event during the night. Snow totals were hard to estimate, but probably around 20cm with significant snow drifting. The general wind direction appeared to be from the south, but variable and strong gusts all night. HS at 2000m was 175cm.

We skied moderate north easterly aspects on Saturday which were wind affected with some nice powder in the trees. Cornice drops on steep easterly aspects produced no results. A lot of the south & east facing slopes in the alpine had been absolutely hammered by the wind.

On Sunday we skied the same moderate north easterly aspects and there was quite some wind effect, but the skiing was still very good. Boot pen was 40cm, ski pen 10 - 20cm. Cornice drops on north easterly aspect produced no results. On the ski out we skied steep forested slopes and did not witness any sluffing.