- Submitted by
- southrockies
- Observations date
- Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 18:30
- Location
- 50.100400° N 115.015330° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-115.01533,50.1004,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "No two turns the same")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Hard
- Heavy
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Dense trees
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
Comments
No two turns the same today in Elkford.
The wind has had its way with all but the most sheltered of terrain. Expect some sun crusts on steep southerly slopes as well. Although we didn’t get any actual results in our snowpack tests, the variable skiing (grabby, soft, crusty etc.) demanded a cautious approach. Surface hoar is growing where there is valley cloud, which sat between 1700-2000m while we were out there. It was up to around 3 mm long. We skied the track and runout of an avalanche path, avoiding the start zone because it looked like there would be wind slab, and possibly shallow enough for the deep persistent problem.
