Pig's Back summit and loop

Submitted by
jake.finnan
Observations date
Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 18:45
Location
50.797180° N 115.351090° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Pig's Back summit and loop

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Good
Snow conditions were:
  • Powder
  • Wind affected
We rode:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Mellow slopes
  • Open trees
We stayed away from:
  • Convex slopes
  • Steep slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Cold
  • Sunny

Comments

Pig's back loop today was quite nice. Reasonable trail breaking in spots, ski pen 10-15cm. Wind affected as expected nearing the col but the ski down was pretty good and was only kissed by winds. Found surface hoar anywhere sheltered at treeline and below. Day was cold clear and calm with some clouds coming in by noon. Experienced a bit of slabbing in places from the storm snow but wasn't very reactive where we traveled. Minor temp inversion, -20c at the car and -10c at the summit. Calm to light winds all day.