Mt Buller slide path

Quick report

Weather

sunny, cold

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, steepSlopes

Stayed Away

sunnySlopes, cutBlocks

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

windAffected, crusty

Beautiful cold day (temps rising from -17 to -8 over the day). Light S/SW winds. We found a thin breakable crust laying on 5 cm of decomposed crystals below tree line. Then, in the alpine, mostly wind pressed snow, old avalanche debris, a couple of sastrugis, the occasional patches of softer snow and rotten snow when reaching the more rocky section under the ridge at 2500 m. The higher we got,the harder the snow surface, and ski crampons may be useful, or crampons if boot packing steeper slopes. The skiing...read the description above in reverse. Not great, not horrible either. The lower part skied actually better than expected. Good edges and/or solid legs helpful on steeper terrain, one might slide a long way if missing a turn. All in all, a good day out.

Weather

Avg Temp

-15

Wind Speed

windSpeedLight

Blowing Snow

none

Sky Condition

fewClouds

Wind Direction

SW

Temperature Trend

rising

Precipitation Type

none

Snowpack

Site Aspect

W

Ski Penetration

1

Foot Penetration

5

Surface Conditions

crust