Bottomless* Decoeli Powder
Quick reportinfo ยท Mar 23, 2022
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, warm
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSound
Get it while the getting's good at Decoeli! Yesterday's storm brought 20-30cm at lower elevations and the wind hadn't touched it as of this afternoon. Cooler temperatures and a relative lack of wind kept storm slabs from gaining much cohesion, and aside from infrequent and small cracking at ski tips there were no signs of instability. A set of 6 compression tests in a north-facing drifted spot yielded 2 resistant planar results (CTM RP) at the interface of the old surface (small mixed grains) and storm snow. While turns weren't our objective for today, ski quality lower down on the north-facing valley walls was good. *Bottomless is a relative term, and ymmv