Shames Sastrugi

Quick report

Weather

sunny

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

crusty, hard, powder, windAffected

Great day of terrain familiarization in the Shames backcountry today. The avalanche hazards is low. The alpine is for the most part blown out and rock hard. In sheltered terrain we found up to 40 cm of unconsolidated faceted snow over a well settled mid pack.