Beautiful Yet Bushy

Submitted by
ben.nearingburg
Observations date
Friday, December 8, 2023 at 17:00
Location
52.930480° N 118.299530° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Beautiful Yet Bushy

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Terrible

Information

The day was:
  • Sunny

Comments

Snowshoed up the Elysium Pass Trail to the clearing by the wildlife camera. HS in sheltered areas ~45-50 cm around 1900 m and decreasing to ~10-15 cm in the trees near the valley bottom. Largely unsupportive early snowpack with defined layers of buried SH in sheltered clearings.
Still quite thin coverage even when approaching treeline.
Still quite thin coverage even when approaching treeline.
A fair bit of deadfall across the trail.
A fair bit of deadfall across the trail.
Much texture sticking out in the alpine.
Much texture sticking out in the alpine.