Tally-ho!
Quick reportderek.cronmiller · Feb 17, 2021 · Wheaton
Quick report
- Weather
- windy
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes, openTrees
- Riding Quality
- OK
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, hard, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSound
Good conditions for quick travel, generally poor skiing with some isolated pockets of good snow below treeline. Lots of wind in the Wheaton over the last week. Temps were -25 in the morning and -6 at 4pm. Observed some small size 1 natural avalanches on solar aspects where terrain was steep and snowpack thin.
Snowpack
Surface hoar forming below treeline on-top of sugary facets. Inverted snowpack is common. At and above treeline is generally sastrugi and crusts of variable hardness.
Avalanche
Triggered a small windslab on the edge of a gully. Not enough slope to get substantial runout. Definitely some sensitive slabs around, chose your lines wisely!