Monarch Ramparts

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, warm, windy

Ride Type

denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

convexSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

powder, windAffected

Went up Healy and across the ramparts to Eohippus. Snow was moist up to 2000m at 13:30. Winds moderate gusting strong from the sw at ridgetop with moderate wind transport. On sheltered or NE aspects there was 10-20 of fist on-top of old 4 and 1 finger windslabs with a crust down 50 and then facets to ground. Average hs at TL was 90. Ridgetop was scoured and cornices were still small. Not a single whumpf, crack or old avi to be found. Didn't ski anything steep but did cut a wind loaded pocket with no result.