Fun laps On Zoa

Riding quality was:

Good

Snow conditions were:

• Powder
• Wind affected

We rode:

• Alpine slopes
• Convex slopes
• Mellow slopes
• Open trees
• Steep slopes

The day was:

• Cloudy
• Windy

Avalanche conditions

• Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
• 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
• Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

We had a fun day on Zoa peak. There's enough coverage on the east side of the basin to ski - we stuck to the small gulleys to avoid sharks. There are some exposed rocks and a few trees sticking out. The east side of Zoa's main peak is very wind affected with rocks sticking out in the scoured spots. The main hazard comes from wind slabs. I jumped on a convexity and popped a stubbon wind slab that hardly travelled which was what we expected. Good skiing is to be had and the snow was falling pretty hard as we were coming out.

The road is plowed all the way to the Falls lake parking lot and we got rockstar parking - I guess pipelines have a good side too ;)