Storm snow on crust

Weather

JGormick · Jan 25, 2021 · North Shore

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Quick report

Weather
stormy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, steepSlopes, convexSlopes, openTrees
Snow Conditions
powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab

Snowpack

New layer (38cm on lee aspect) of fist hard storm snow is still bonding and firming up, but is sitting on a MF crust (knife hardness) that’s hard to get a shovel through and that’s been forming for weeks. The pack has multiple layers starting 40 down and extending past 150cm, some of which are facetting and becoming sugary.