Ridge 2000
Quick reportmattszczepanski.ms · Jan 3, 2021 · Northwest Coastal
Quick report
- Weather
- windy, cloudy, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, steepSlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab
Went for a mellow tour in the Ridge 2000/2001 zone. Skied supported terrain, ~30° and didn't experience any whumping or cracking. Ski cut steeper rolles and no results. Stiff windslab formed at TL with 5-10cm ski pen. Observed recent avalanche activity in steep alpine features running big. Significant cornice growth.
Weather
Freezing level ~1300m during storm and dropping throughout day.
Snowpack
Test profile: (X2 CTs with same results) CTM 15 (BRK) down 35 on PPr 1-2 CTH 21 (SP) down 76 on DF 0.5
Avalanche
Got good visibility into Liverwurst and Fish Bowl today. Na activity to sz 3 wall to wall in alpine and steep features running big.