SW Gulch

Quick report

Weather

cold, windy, sunny

Ride Type

mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

crusty, powder, windAffected

A great day to be moving around the SW Gulch area. The access trail is still in great condition. Despite strong solar effects today, the snow stayed loose and dry at higher elevations. 10-20 cm of powder in wind protected areas like Picatenirife glades, sitting on a thick widespread crust. Bonding at this new snow/crust interface seem to be excellent everywhere we looked today. No new avalanches obsevered, but we did note strong W winds at rigdgetop and snow being transported and loaded into E, NE, N aspects.