Bluebird Coal Pow Turns

Quick report

Weather

sunny

Ride Type

cutBlocks, sunnySlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

deepPowder

Bluebird day up Coal Creek today … -10, with a light SE breeze keeping the surface cool, views for ever, and light dry powder (mostly) unaffected by wind. We sledded around the open plateau at around 1900 m between Marten Creek and Coal Creek, where we saw no new avalanches, had no signs of instability in our travels, but …… did have an Extended Column Test propogation in a profile in a on a N aspect at 1900 m (see pic). ECTP 23 down 55 on surface hoar size 8-12 mm. (our ‘January drought’ layer).