Heavy turns on Elma
Quick reportchrisneate · Jan 4, 2025 · East Island
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, foggy, stormy, warm, wet
- Ride Type
- convexSlopes, denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- heavy, wet
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionTemp
Light rain in the parking lot, barely shifting to solid precip as we crossed the meadows. Snow was fresh and plentiful but as dense as snow can be. We saw no signs of instability. Fresh snow was well bonded to lower layers. ~5-10cm of fresh snow through the day.