McGill Main Chutes

Quick report

jake.foster12 · Jan 31, 2017 · Little Yoho

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Quick report

Weather
sunny
Ride Type
convexSlopes, sunnySlopes, openTrees
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
crusty, windAffected, powder

Good skiing in both paths off of McGill Shoulder. The snow on the ridge was noticeably wind affected on the skin up, some spots fairly hard pressed. Some small cracking in immediate lees of tree breaks, about 5 cm deep and not propagating from skis. Some 10-15cm deep cracking on unsupported rolls W of the main paths on our skin back up, but again, not propagating. No evidence of active wind slab in the main chutes themselves - even cutting on steep unsupported rolls on skier's left. Some small debris in the skier's right shot, but couldn't tell where it had come from or how old it was. Mostly just good skiing until a few hundred meters above the summer trail where a crust becomes noticeable. Took the summer trail out. Its skiing fast all the way out.