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Quick report

Farley · Jan 14, 2023 · Murdochville

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy, warm, wet, windy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
OK
Snow Conditions
wet
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionTemp

Warm ski with saturated snow. It was raining lightly at the trailhead but snowing lightly at 1850 m. Wind was very strong. Large pinwheels formed while skiing down. The largest turned into a 1.5 m large snowball that went 50 m down the slope. Snow was heavy!