Black Queen

Weather

Stephen Senecal · Jan 30, 2018 · Ymir

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Quick report

Ride Type
mellowSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, steepSlopes, convexSlopes
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSound

Snowpack

Mod to strong overnight W and SW winds transporting snow into lees and pressing windward surfaces. 30-50cm Stormslab still reactive to skier traffic but becoming harder to trigger. Jan 16 surface hoar down between 100-120 and very large whumfs felt in open BTL areas.

Avalanche

Old (30hrs) natural cycle observed observed on Black Queen. Yesterday ski cutting produced several size 1's off of Black Queen ridge. Storm Slab becoming stubborn and hard to trigger with cooler temps today.