Connaught Drainage and Ursus Trees

Quick report

Jacob Pretorius · Dec 15, 2021 · Glacier

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy
Ride Type
openTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes
Riding Quality
Amazing
Snow Conditions
deepPowder

AST 2 Course Field Day Rode Ursus trees in deep powder. Snowpack assessment at the top of tree line on the W shoulder of the Ursus basin/Hospital Bowl. Snow flurries for most of the day with wind variable from the NW, higher wind speeds and snow transportation in the alpine. Sluffs seen on steep, unskiable ,rocky alpine faces.

Weather

Wind variable from the NW, higher wind speeds and snow transportation observed in the Alpine. Snow flurries during the day. Mostly overcast with flat light, short periods of clearing skies in between flurries.

Snowpack

Compression test from Snow pit results - CTM PC 25cm Storm snow, sluffs, dry and loose CTM RP 35cm Wind slab CTH SP 60cm Facets above Dec 1 Crust