Little Sands

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, cold

Ride Type

mellowSlopes, steepSlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

steepSlopes, alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSound

Spend three days at little sands cabin Friday - Sunday. Expecting sketchy avalanche conditions, we stuck to low angle simple terrain on Friday. No signs of instability or avalanche activity. We rode the east and west facing slopes from the cabin all weekend without issue. Snow was amazing! Dug a pit, had a 30cm slab release on 13, and another one lower down at 50-60 at around 18. We avoided convexities and stayed away from areas of wind loading. Lots of sleds out! We had one woomph, on the west ridgetop in a wind funnel feature.

Weather

Wind Speed

windSpeedLight

Blowing Snow

none

Sky Condition

fewClouds

Precipitation Type

none

Temps stayed below 0, around -5 to -10. No wind on Saturday. Cornices we’re present in ridgey areas.

Snowpack

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

E

Test Fracture

resistant

Ski Penetration

10

Test Initiation

moderate

Foot Penetration

50

Test Failure Depth

30

Site Elevation Band

tln

Surface Conditions

newSnow