White Pass Wandering
Quick reportDave Kelly ยท Feb 27, 2022
Quick report
- Weather
- cold, windy
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
Good skiing to be had! Layer of intact broken stellar crystals under new wind slab reactive to skis on isolated steep terrain southerly aspects and gully features. Breaking 15-20cm deep and up to 3-4m wide. Manageable. Visibility was in/out all afternoon. Northerly winds sustained moderate range with dry snow on the surface.
Snowpack
Extended column test failure without propagation 22 taps 45cm below the surface. Roller balls 500m and below in elevation with lighter winds mid pass. Good skiing-visibility dropped which made it quite flat for seeing terrain features.