The Beehive

Map for Mountain Information Network report: The Beehive

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
OK
Snow conditions were:
  • Heavy
  • Wet
We rode:
  • Dense trees
We stayed away from:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Convex slopes
  • Steep slopes
  • Sunny slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Sunny
  • Warm
Avalanche conditions
  • Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.

Comments

Went to the Beehive and found a full prob of snow pack 2.8m at 2000m on the lee side of the lookout. We obviously had to did to the ground, which was maybe the highlight of the day for my son. Hard work getting through the two buried rain crusts. The snowpack is well consolidated all the way to the ground where there is moist snow.