Spring in November

Quick report

Weather

warm, foggy, cloudy, sunny

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, openTrees, sunnySlopes, mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

steepSlopes

Riding Quality

terrible

Snow Conditions

heavy, hard, crusty, wet

Started walking in runners at 09:00 1250m, skinning at 09:40 1400m. Melt freeze from Sunday as expected, bulletproof becoming breakable at around 1620m. Fast easy skinning apart from the handful of creek crossings. Transitioned at 12:00 1880m, probed 80-160cm. Ski conditions were challenging. Variable ski penetration with some sections of supportive crust with trace fresh, some semi-frozen mashed potatoes and some isothermal pockets. Weather was a mix of sun and fog, no thermometer onboard but forecasted freezing levels of 1250m going to 1500m felt about right. Good day to get out on skis and get a feel for conditions but not for ski quality!