Mixed conditions up to Alpaca

Quick report

tarfeef101 ยท Jan 7, 2024 ยท Coquihalla

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Quick report

Weather
foggy, cold
Ride Type
openTrees, denseTrees, mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
convexSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
ok
Snow Conditions
deepPowder, crusty, windAffected, powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSound

Road to ottomite was pretty great. Forest to about 1600m was not great, scratched my bases to hell and back. Above open trees skied great. Snow was soft and nice til Llama, but from there to Alpaca lots of wind-effect, cracks in the snow, and unpleasant riding. Ski pen was up to 20cm, trail breaking was exhausting ๐Ÿ˜…

Snowpack

Obs Type
summary
Site Aspect
S
Site Elevation
1650
Ski Penetration
20
Foot Penetration
60
Site Elevation Band
tln
Surface Conditions
newSnow