Purple Knob Christmas Eve Ski

Quick report

Betz · Dec 24, 2022 · Spray - KLakes

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy, warm
Ride Type
denseTrees, openTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
OK
Snow Conditions
crusty, hard, windAffected
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab

Witnessed a class 3 avalanche on hero’s knob south face, started at the top and went right to the bottom of the mountain. Evidence of class 1 slab avalanches in essentially every bowl. Quick field test suggested a pretty unstable snowpack that slabbed off with ease. Stuck to the trees and spent the a fun early afternoon skiing the ski out.