Gnat

Weather

jeffmckay8 ยท Feb 28, 2021

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Quick report

Weather
stormy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
convexSlopes, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes
Riding Quality
terrible
Snow Conditions
windAffected
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSound

Lots of shooting cracks and whumpfs while tromping through the world's tightest trees today. Appx. 20c. somewhat consolidated storm snow overlying 60+ cm of facets and depth hoar at the bottom (5mm, the best example I've seen) making for a thigh deep wade through willow and facets, causing shooting cracks and whumpfs abound. Failures on small micro features. Not enough snow to ski anything in the alpine, wind hammered on every aspect. If you like fun, do not go here.

Weather

Wind Speed
windSpeedModerate
Blowing Snow
moderate
Sky Condition
overcast
Snowfall Rate
3
Wind Direction
S
New Snow24 Hours
15
Storm Start Date
2021-02-24T08:00:00.000Z
Storm Snow Amount
20
Temperature Trend
rising
Precipitation Type
snow

Cold and blowing hard from the south, about -8C.