Desease Ridge Storm Skiing

Quick report

fhinckley16 · Mar 2, 2024 · Spearhead

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy
Ride Type
denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, cutBlocks, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
amazing
Snow Conditions
powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow

Desease ridge storm laps provide exceptional quite of riding. we staid between 2100m and 1700m skied steeper slope in more dense trees and found a lot of sluffing. on the skin tracks we got propagation on unsupported area but never in a place steep enough to slide. Wind picked up and was moving alot of snow, along with a couple of whumpfs. this definatly would keep us away from the apline and open areas.

Weather

Wind Speed
windSpeedStrong
Blowing Snow
intense
Rainfall Rate
showers
Sky Condition
overcast
Snowfall Rate
1
Wind Direction
SE
Temperature Trend
steady
Precipitation Type
snow

Snowpack

Obs Type
summary
Site Aspect
E, N, NE, NW, S, SE, SW, W
Test Fracture
sudden
Ski Penetration
20
Test Initiation
moderate
Foot Penetration
50
Cracking Observed
1
Test Failure Depth
50
Site Elevation Band
btl, tln
Surface Conditions
newSnow
Whumpfing Observed
1
Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
stormSnow