We Went, We Saw, We left

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Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
OK
Snow conditions were:
  • Crusty
  • Hard
  • Wind affected
We rode:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Mellow slopes
  • Open trees

Information

The day was:
  • Cold
  • Windy
Avalanche conditions
  • Slab avalanches today or yesterday.

Comments

The return to winter came with cold temperatures and not quite enough new snow to change the conditions to good! There were strong southeast winds moving around what little new snow (5 cm) into isolated pockets of wind slab. These isolated pockets were bonding to the crust for the most part. We tested a number of rollovers and only had minimal cracking at our skis. Wind ward slopes were being blown down to the crust making skiing variable between crust and wind-affected snow. We did see a couple small size 1 - 1.5 avalanches out of a steep lee feature in the alpine.