Feather glades

Quick report

mike18brady ยท Apr 7, 2019

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Quick report

Weather
wet, warm, cloudy, sunny
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, sunnySlopes, openTrees
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
crusty, heavy, wet, hard, powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionTemp

1200m Saturday/Sunday spent at feather lapping a few of the 20-30 degree slopes in and around Cleveland access. Saturday- 10-15 cm wind pockets of dry powder snow clearly heavily wind transported in glades. 2-5 cm overtop of bullet firm melt freeze crust on windward and Lee slopes in alpine. 4 degrees at 2pm start. A balmy 8 degrees by 5pm sent rapid snow change to granular wet corn. Sunday- more of the same, with temp rise earlier in day. 8 degrees by 1pm. 2-3 cm overnight. Fun skiing on the right slope at the right time. 145 cm probe depth, resistant crust clunking probe plunge consistent at 45-50cm down.