Prayer Flags Storm Skiing

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, stormy

Ride Type

mellowSlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

deepPowder, heavy

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab

After work lap up to Prayer Flags to do some storm skiing was rewarded with ~40cm new snow, overlying a breakable melt freeze crust and moist snow below. Skiing up the resort, snow continued to come in convective spells, surprising lack of wind and temps near 0 at the parking lot. New snow in prayer flags had a soft slab quality, but still skied nicely in lower angle terrain. Poor vis across the valley meant limited obs into the alpine. One large avalanche was heard in the Valley of Doom. Good skiiing!