Helen shoulder and crystal ridge backside

Riding quality was:

Good

Snow conditions were:

• Crusty
• Powder

We rode:

• Alpine slopes
• Open trees
• Steep slopes
• Sunny slopes

We stayed away from:

• Convex slopes

The day was:

• Cold
• Sunny

Odd weather on Helen ridge with a slight inversion that seemed to be super elevation dependent. Get 5 m above it and dropped 5-10 degrees.

Lots of surface hoar everywhere on both sides of Helen ridge, bigger down roadside.

Most steep features on backside of crystal have sluffed with the recent snow. We skied the fan below sugar cube, dust on crust