- Submitted by
- jonathan.skinnider
- Observations date
- Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 23:53
- Location
- 49.746539° N 125.514559° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Amazing
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Deep powder
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
Comments
Camped at Alexandra/Adrian pass Saturday night. Hugely variable ski conditions. Light winds all weekend. Passed many naturals on the approach.
Saturday skied up Adrian, to the sub-peak at 1750m before getting blown off by poor vis. A 3 hour stretch of intense sun midday blasted the south and east aspects and creates a thick sun crust. This varied substantially in shaded areas in the trees. No observed signed of instability besides the crust layer sliding in small sections on steep features (size 0.25).
A significant hoarfrost formed overnight Saturday.
Sunday skied NW aspect of Adrian. The snow was beautifully preserved from wind and sun and was incredible. 20-40cm deep powder. Skied some very steep trees at the bottom and observed no signs of instability.
