Disappointment

Quick report

dave · Dec 30, 2023 · Tumbler

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Quick report

Weather
wet, warm
Ride Type
sunnySlopes
Stayed Away
steepSlopes, alpineSlopes
Riding Quality
terrible
Snow Conditions
wet, windAffected
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionTemp

Went for a walk up the Mt Speiker trail, things look terrible. Snow is 40 cm deep in sheltered areas at treeline, mostly less than that everywhere else. Only lines that look skiable are a handful of wind loaded avalanche paths in ALP and some small sheltered slopes at TL. Surface Hoar is reactive under a wind slab down about 20 cm, failing ECT11-13 SC Saw evidence of a 2-3 day old slide under a cornice below a NE ridgetop