Mid-week mellow day White Pass

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jeni.rudisill · Mar 7, 2018 · White Pass West

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Weather
cloudy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
steepSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
OK
Snow Conditions
crusty, windAffected

Travelled with field tech and forecaster in Fraser area to YAASUM weather station. Snowing lightly (S-1) with about 4 cm accumulation during day. Temp at 1300: -6 C, light SW winds. We made very conservative terrain choices and we travelled through an area that had already been slope-tested by sledders. Mid-January Melt-Freeze Crust still persistent concern. We found lots of facets 3-5mm below that crust, especially in shallower snowpack, this is only down 15-30cm. Hard windslab sits above that. On route out we skiied a wee bit of dust on crust.