A Moderately Good Time 😎

Quick report

Weather

sunny

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes

Stayed Away

convexSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

crusty, windAffected

We were seeking out sheltered areas for good snow today. They can be found although they are few and far between. A stiff, wind-affected surface makes for challenging skiing and riding in most areas. We traveled into the Big Y and Big Blue drainages and saw no new avalanches. We were 'stepping out' today, but still traveled one at a time on steeper features and avoided trigger points for the persistent slab problem -like large open slopes with thin-to-thick (where the snowpack transitions from shallow to deep over a short distance) snowpack.