Storm Fire Break - Tracked Out + Crusty
Quick reporthayden.cameron · Mar 7, 2021 · Sunshine
Quick report
- Weather
- warm
- Ride Type
- sunnySlopes
- Riding Quality
- OK
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, hard
The snow around Storm Mountain had a definite crust from recent thawing, and on the fire break in particular was heavily tracked out. Still a good option for lower angle, lower risk terrain - just don’t expect powder turns (as of March 7th). Good coverage on the base, didn’t hit any rocks the whole day. We crossed the highway to the South-facing slope of Mt. Whymper for some fresher snow, but turned around soon after encountering a thick (~3cm) solar crust in the natural avalanche runout. Temperature hovered around -3C for the peak of the day.