Stellar Strathcona

We had excellent views into Strathcona Park today on a tour that took us near Castlecrag in stunning soft, light, fast, COLD powder. 10-15 cm of coldsmoke on a supportive crust was the general coverage, with many areas closer to 5 or occasionally 25 cm. The crust, slippery ice in some spots, was very apparent and the combo of loose fluff on top made for challenging travel on anything steep. Gentle descent lines skied amazingly. Much like we observed on the North Island yesterday, wind slabs we poked at and stomped on were soft and sluggish to fracture, but would still be a serious concern in steep, loaded start zones. Our good deed for all this good fortune was helping get one of our favourite weather stations back online. Fingers crossed these batteries do the trick ..and of course for the wind to stay away another day!