Observation side

Quick report

Weather

cloudy

Ride Type

denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees

Riding Quality

terrible

Snow Conditions

crusty

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSound

This zone needs more snow. Good for walking only. Travelling through the forest with -30cm and lots of deadfall was challenging both up and down. Open areas exposed to sun were sun crusted. breakable but not skiable. 1-2cm west facing and over 5cm south west facing. A lot of whumphing. We skied a north aspect of a gully where snow seemed ok but were hitting ground on most turns. 2300m: in shade with no solar crust, 20cm right side up over 10cm facets on ground. 2400m: pockets of drifted 50+cm snow that was dense on top over a deeper (15+cm) faceted layer on ground. But also many thin sections and on balance snow was 30cm deep with a breakable sun crust. Skins stayed on most of the day. Many rocks poking through on the way to the avy path exit. Recent avalanches observed on steep alpine features.