Halcyon trees

Quick report

Weather

warm, stormy, cloudy, windy

Ride Type

denseTrees, openTrees, mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

steepSlopes, alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

crusty, powder, heavy

Rode Halcyon today with the goal of staying close to the eastern edge of the canyon, to reduce the risk of overhead hazard elsewhere further east. A night of wind and blowing snow had us calling laps early to avoid some dust-on-crust that slipped pretty easily on the old wind blasted surface right at treeline. Bailed at 1:30 after a highway worker told us about the storm, didn't chance more afternoon laps. Popped a small 6" wind loaded layer on a convexity halfway up, but very small.