Christmas didn’t come early

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Christmas didn’t come early

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Terrible
Snow conditions were:
  • Crusty
  • Hard
  • Wet
  • Wind affected
We rode:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Mellow slopes
  • Open trees
  • Sunny slopes
We stayed away from:
  • Convex slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Sunny
  • Warm

Comments

All time terrible conditions found skiing Christmas couloir. We found a lovely array of wind slab, sun crust, and old avalanche debris.

Some “reasonably okay” skiing seemed to exist elsewhere in Connaught.