Creamy corn in Sand Mtn

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Creamy corn in Sand Mtn

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Amazing
Snow conditions were:
  • Wet
We rode:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Mellow slopes
  • Sunny slopes
We stayed away from:
  • Steep slopes

Information

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

Comments

Great skiing at Sand Mtn last Sat. My Forester made it up the logging road until snow stopped us ~500 m before the end.

Day was very warm and sunny. Made it to top at 12:30 in about 2.5h. Saw a couple of wet loose in steeper terrain. Nothing moved on way up.

Skiing the top 2/3 was amazing. Creamy corn, wide open slopes, not tracks. Kicked off some sluggish wet sluff in steeper terrain, but manageable. Bottom 1/3 was very wet and slow.