Lighning, Craggs and Baldy

Quick report

Weather

cloudy

Ride Type

openTrees, mellowSlopes, denseTrees, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

crusty, heavy, powder

Rode around Lightning Strike, Craggs and Baldy areas Friday and Saturday. Dug a pit on the LS ridge on our first morning: 190cm base 2100m NE aspect in lightly treed area, just off the ridge Could feel the layers Avi Canada is tracking when digging but could get no results on either the storm snow or persistent weak layers Columns felt like they gained strength during testing Fun sugary snow found on all aspects apart from S where a 8-10mm sun crust had formed in open areas from the clear skies Wednesday. Skiing got better lower down in the denser treed areas. Found some storm slabs on steeper W aspects that had reacted earlier in the week, but couldn't find any weakness when riding them. Cloudy both days with very little wind. Temperatures ranged from -8 > -10 at all altitudes. Snowpack felt solid everywhere we rode, great couple of days to be out in the mountains.

Snowpack

Depth

190

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

NE

Site Elevation

2100

Ski Penetration

20

Test Initiation

none

Foot Penetration

60

Site Elevation Band

tln

Surface Conditions

newSnow