Flatiron area

Quick report

brian.thornburn · Jan 6, 2024 · Retallack

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Quick report

Weather
stormy
Ride Type
convexSlopes, mellowSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees
Stayed Away
steepSlopes, alpineSlopes
Riding Quality
amazing
Snow Conditions
deepPowder, windAffected, powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow

Heavily wind affected slopes in the alpine on all aspects. Extensive wind transport providing for deep powder. Cohesion of some surface snow observed. No avalanche activity witnessed. Wind gusts and sustained high winds near ridges. Depth at location 120cm. After this storm cycle excellent powder conditions will be up there but first 1.5km of the uptrack is icy and challenging.