SSV meadows - Quartz 1

Quick report

bryan.daneau · Nov 10, 2019

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Quick report

Weather
cold, windy, cloudy, sunny
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
steepSlopes
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
deepPowder

Toured W aspect off of Standish and Up to Quartz 1 and down E face. Of interest was absence of any rain crust whatsoever - Oct crust was spotty at best. Rode down to maybe 35deg - no issues since there wasn’t any slab although winds had been reported as being quite strong this past week. Knee deep in facets and new precip today - really good snow although you had to watch out for rocks. Quite stormy this am with decent accumulation and mod winds. Cleared by noon and sun came out - still cold though ! Last pic shows rime on rocks from recent winds. Quartz 2 really need a lot more snow before any attempt. HS about 50-60cm, ski pen 20-25cm, boot pen about 40cm.