Bald Hills

Quick report

Weather

sunny

Ride Type

denseTrees, mellowSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Strolled up the Bald Hills area, making it to our study plot near the hitching post. Snowpack at 2150 m was 105 cm, with the bottom 44 cm consisting of basal facets. Neither extended column tests nor compression tests produced any results. A thin temperature crust was present up to 2000 m on east to northeast aspects, with up to 3 cm of new snow on top. Above 2000 m, on sheltered treed slopes, 5–10 cm of soft snow overlies a supportive snowpack. Alpine looked quite wind affected. No signs of recent avalanche activity in the Maligne area.