Ripple Ridge

Quick report

mkrmp · Mar 15, 2025 · Kootenay Pass

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Quick report

Ride Type
mellowSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
powder, windAffected

Light ridgetop winds, no active transport. Trace precip during day, intermittent sun- no warming. Bits of Wind packed effect on ridgetop, S aspect. Observed Little to no wind load on Northerlys, less than expected. Isolated cracking in HN between ski tracks. NE asp. ~2100m near ridgetop, right side up snowpack, top 25cm F,F+ Hard, CT 3 RP ECTN 4 down 25cm. Thin (P hard, 0.5cm< thick) crust down 40cm w 4F above and 1F hard below. CT12 BRK, ECTN 14 down 40cm.