Stormy Seymour Laps

Quick report

Weather

stormy, cloudy, windy

Ride Type

openTrees, mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSound

Morning laps on Sunday 03 March. Travelled up to Avalanche Signs just NE of Brockton. Consistent snow & skinnable from the lower lot. Some hidden hazards (rocks, trees, tree wells.) Significant new snow & drifting observed at and above treeline (roughly ~30cm HN as of Sunday AM.) Crust layer is evident below storm snow when cutting a skin track. Shooting cracks + some whumps, felt collapse within layers on fresh snow when off skin track. Small cornices observed on rolls behind Brockton, w sastrugi. Temps down to ~ -11, low visibility & snowing heavily for the entire trip. Small intentionally triggered size 1 dry sluff on treeline convex roll just off skintrack near first Backcountry gate into resort. Visibility too low to observe alpine slopes & faces past Brockton.