We made it to the Alpine!

Quick report

Weather

stormy

Ride Type

openTrees, alpineSlopes

Stayed Away

convexSlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

powder

Today our goal was check out the tree line alpine interface. We dug down to test the mid December facets ( sugary loose crystals). We found a thick weak layer that was starting to react in compression tests. At this time in the area where we dug we feel that the snow above isn't yet forming a slab that could Avalanche. However we still chose to ride a supported slope in the older trees and stay out of the wind affected alpine. This layer is causing great uncertainty in our decisions. We will be slowly stepping in to terrain and watching for denser snow above the weak Dec. facets.