Before the dust gets blown off the crust…
Observed Jan 17, 2025, 12:00 p.m. PST · Southwest Coast
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Quick report
- Comment
- Good to great skiing on northerly aspects and in sheltered areas from recent storm snow covering the inversion crust. We went into the day suspecting challenging descents but were pleasantly suprised! One old loose wet, size 2 out of steep alpine terrain on east aspect. Some challenging skinning conditions on steep slopes, new snow slipping on supportive crust which was barely edgeable (especially solar aspects), ski crampons proving their worth!
- Weather
- Cold, Sunny
- Ride type
- Sunny slopes, Alpine slopes, Dense trees, Open trees, Cut blocks, Mellow slopes, Steep slopes
- Stayed away
- Convex slopes
- Riding quality
- Good
- Snow conditions
- Hard, Powder, Crusty
Snowpack report
- Comment
- 5-15 cm exists on all aspects ALP/TL above the 2-3cm supportive inversion crust (Jan 15).
- Obs type
- Summary
- Site elevation
- 2000
- Foot penetration
- 40
- Cracking observed
- No
- Site elevation band
- Alp, Tln, Btl
- Surface conditions
- New snow
- Whumpfing observed
- No
Weather report
- Comment
- Minimal wind observed which made sunny slopes feel quite warm.
- Wind speed
- Wind speed light
- Blowing snow
- None
- Sky condition
- Clear
- Wind direction
- NE
- Precipitation type
- None