- Submitted by
- CyrusPischke
- Observations date
- Sunday, December 20, 2020 at 21:00
- Location
- 49.296220° N 114.427750° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Windy
Comments
Column test gave results about 15 cm down on L12, however this layer was unconsolidated and crumbled on the next load. The next layer to fail was on top of the Dec 8th crust, about 40 cm down, on L25.
Recent snowfall is faceted and wind-affected, while this caused no problems today it could create a weak layer when the snow that is forecast for tomorrow arrives. The new snow above 2000m was fairly firm as a result of wind redistribution, however as we skied into denser trees at lower elevation the snow softened and made for excellent skiing.
