Big Y Report

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, sunny

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

convexSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

crusty, hard, powder, windAffected

We travelled up the south arm of the Big Y today and found decent snow in sheltered terrain and a mix of dense wind pressed powder and scoured surfaces in the alpine. Strong south winds on Sunday-Monday have created wind lips and wind formations at treeline and into the alpine, but overall travel conditions are good and we covered some ground. There is more than 2 m of snow above 1600 m, which is great! We put our heads in the snow at around 1650 m and did not find any evidence of the December melt-freeze crust within the top meter of the snowpack. Our test result was ECTN27 down 40 on small, resistant facets above a hard layer that likely formed around the Dec 10 warm-up.