White on white

Quick report

jeni.rudisill · Mar 19, 2023 · White Pass East

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy, warm
Ride Type
mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
convexSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
deepPowder, heavy
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionTemp

Barely froze overnight, seems like a greenhouse effect today. -1 C at 0900 at base camp at 900 m, where snow is 200 cm deep snow, cakey on top. Settling rapidly. 40cm 4F on P+ old snow. Weather was warm, overcast, flat light, very light South. Sledded across on the East side, not as much snow as the West: 150 cm total snow at 1100 m around TL in Big Y where is was warm + 3 C by 1300hr. Probed 40 cm from March 15-17 storm upsized down, 1F to 4F on old firm hardpack. New snow is warm and sticky. No new avalanches observed in the Big Y. Sledding was good, snow was heavy, but totally carve able. the skis and boards stayed strapped on the rack today! Driving home it was warm +4 C around Log Cabin and + 5 C at Tushi by mid afternoon.

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