Zoa Conditions

Quick report

Weather

warm, cloudy, windy

Ride Type

denseTrees, openTrees, mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

steepSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

deepPowder, wet, heavy

Heavy snowfall early in the morning as low as 1200m. The trail had enough snow to skin up, but was challenging on the decent due to only a thin layer of snow covering lots of rocks and branches on the lower quarter of the trail which were easily exposed. 10-15 cm of snow above a thin wind crust at 1800m on north and east aspects. Skiing was fun but slower due to how heavy the snow was. Some steeper slopes on the northern aspect are still quite rocky.

Weather

Wind Speed

windSpeedStrong

Blowing Snow

moderate

Rainfall Rate

showers

Sky Condition

overcast

Snowfall Rate

1

Wind Direction

NE

Temperature Trend

rising

Precipitation Type

mixedSnowRain

Heavy wind gusts coming from multiple directions above 1700m. Snowing heavily at the parking lot in the morning which turned to rain by the late afternoon. Snowfall at 1800m was light and consistent throughout the day.

Snowpack

Obs Type

summary

Site Elevation

1800

Ski Penetration

10

Foot Penetration

25

Site Elevation Band

alp, tln

Surface Conditions

newSnow