Purple knob

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, stormy

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, steepSlopes, openTrees

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

crusty, powder, windAffected, hard

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab

+9C this morning by the casino, zero at the trailhead at the start and finish of the day. Snowed 5 cm by 230pm at the trailhead. Winds moderate most of the day. A lot of wind over the last 4 days has created more wind slab/crust mostly 15cm thick on most alpine aspects. These wind slabs sit on facets. Skiing in the alpine was poor. But we found some enjoyable larches at tree line to ski. All the dog legs has avalanched running to the end of the track but not a lot of volume. Three 1.5 Na + one na 2. On are way up purple pass we saw two 1.5 wind slab running probably on the surface. Hoar as there was lots here earlier in the week The debry was quite hard.