The Diverse Traverse

Quick report

Weather

sunny, warm

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, cutBlocks, denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

crusty, hard, wet

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionTemp

Did the 5040-Adder traverse as a day trip. Overnight freeze caused the snow to be very firm in the morning. Sun exposed aspects softened by 9am and all aspects by noon. Air temps to ~20degrees in the afternoon. Snow was isothermal. Many smaller skier caused wet slides while skiing and skinning on steeper slopes. Snow depth at Adder-Jacks Col (1000m) 1.8m Snow depth at 5040 North aspect 1150m 3.5m