It’s a Mountain Field Day!

Quick report

Weather

sunny, cold

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, steepSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees, denseTrees

Stayed Away

convexSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

crusty, powder

Skied Mt Field today, arrived at the parking lot to -14, and snow S-1 under valley fog. VF ceiling was 2000m, under which 10mm SH is prominent, up to 20mm at the ceiling. Above this, there is a 3mm 1F MFCR at the surface, and glorious, glorious sunshine! Some evidence of prior avalanche activity on the headwall, Sz 1 windslabs with only the hints of a crown. Dug a pit at High Noon; please refer to beautifully hand-plotted details attached. 30cm of F to 4F DFs and facets overly a well supported midpack composed of 1F faceting rounds and, lower down, P and P+ roundy rounds. Probed HS of 280, some variability nearby but not significant. The Jan 3rd SH layer is decomposing at this elevation and produced ECTX x2. Skiing was a little hooky in the summit pitch; once under the headwall, conditions improved and were especially quite fun in the shimmering surface hoar at treeline and below. Tanuary continues!