Forum Ridge burn

Quick report

crashtestwilliams · Nov 20, 2020 · Kananaskis

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Quick report

Weather
stormy, windy, cloudy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, steepSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
OK
Snow Conditions
crusty, windAffected, powder

Dust on crust! The 5-10cm of new wind blown snow is not bonding well to the refreeze crust. Even in the trees, mellow turns sloughed all snow down to the crust. The snow was better in sheltered areas. Riding steep open terrain above the lake is asking for disaster until things change.

Snowpack

I think we’ll be watching the crust from Tuesday/Wednesday’s warm spell for the rest of the season. I hope I’m wrong.