Columnar Peak midway up

Quick report

Alberto Css · Dec 8, 2019 · South Coast Inland

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy, sunny
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
steepSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
OK
Snow Conditions
crusty, hard
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow

Saturday was warm and wet with mixed snow and rain at lower elevations. It cleared overnight allowing the formation of a 5 cm supportive crust. HS 55-65 cm. Facets/surface hoar was starting to form as it had been clear most of the day. Above 1,700 m we noticed non-supportive crust and/or heavier snow. The best snow was found from 1,700 to 1,500 m where the supportive crust-crystal combination was nice to ski on. From 1,500m to parking lot it was hard and thin coverage.