One and done in Sleeping Beauty

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, stormy, wet, windy

Ride Type

mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

powder

Sledded up to Sleeping Beauty area for one lap. Freezing level about 700m. Parked at about 800m and toured up on a hard supportive crust with 1-5cm of new snow. Snowing 1-2cm/hr, with poor visibility and winds low to moderate. At our high point of 1150m near treeline we encountered small pockets of 3cm-thick wind slab in specific terrain features. Snow was max 10-15 cm deep in some pockets. Suspect wind slab to become thicker with continued snow and wind. We skied mostly low-angle terrain with a few steeper features up to 35°. During our run we were often hitting the crust. No signs of any avalanche activity, but poor visibility at treeline prevented any alpine observations.