Emerald Peak & Slide Path

Quick report

nick.baggaley · Mar 18, 2018 · Waterton Lakes

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Quick report

Weather
warm, cloudy
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, convexSlopes, openTrees
Riding Quality
OK
Snow Conditions
crusty, hard, powder

Skied to Emerald Peak via the slide path today. Hard melt-freeze crust up till roughly 2250m made for fast travel, and then a mix of crusts and powder to the summit. Ski quality was bad except in the upper bowl. By the time we returned to ~1500m, the lower crust had melted, and temps at the car were above 0.