New years day

Map for Mountain Information Network report: New years day

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Good
Snow conditions were:
  • Powder
We rode:
  • Steep slopes
We stayed away from:
  • Convex slopes
  • Sunny slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Cold
Avalanche conditions
  • Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Comments

Had a great afternoon skin and ski. The snow changed a few times as we followed up fresh skin tracks. Seems to be settling well with hoar everywhere from the highway up to elevation. Went for a moonlight skin across the valley in the evening and on the approach had a large section settle underneath us in a flat solar affected area. Several hundred square feet dropped at once.