Cold day on Grizzly Shoulder

Quick report

Weather

cold, sunny

Ride Type

sunnySlopes, steepSlopes, openTrees, denseTrees

Stayed Away

convexSlopes

Snow Conditions

deepPowder, crusty, windAffected, hard

Toured up the standard Grizzly Shoulder route today (from the bowl). Uptrack was fun as always, no ice though. A quick hand pit at 1850m (S aspect) broke with moderate force, RP. The top of Grizzly was untouched 40cm of powder. Sun crust in spots. Tried to cut and jump a few safe areas with no slabs noticed. Approx 10-15cm of stuffing occurred on the steeper sections. Down below 1800m was a different ball game. Powder on unpredictable moguls. Small slabs noticed (10-20cm deep, see pics). Definitely needs to be filled in more. Overall bluebird day until 3pm. Temps were much nicer in the trees.