Surface Hoar Farm Fun
Quick reportmariacam216 · Mar 11, 2019 · Flathead
Quick report
- Weather
- windy, warm, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, sunnySlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
MAST group skinned up to the cut blocks just north of Harvey Pass. Wind slab wasn’t present at lower elevations but was very consolidated and barely ski penetrable in the alpine at ridge top . At 2050m surface hoar was visible and grew to the size visible in the photos (approximately 1-2cm) at 2070m. Compression tests on a North aspect at 2050m showed a resistant planar down 30cm on faceted crystals. On the ski down no signs of instability were observed.