Ashman Ridge Dec. 30

Quick report

Weather

windy, cloudy

Ride Type

openTrees, alpineSlopes, denseTrees

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

windAffected, powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSnow

We went up to Ashman Ridge today. Strong sustained NW winds at ridge top (70+ km/hr). We did not ski the back bowl. Significant snow transport and loading on all southerly and south-easterly aspects. A hasty pit at treeline on a south aspect showed no particular planar break in the top 50cm. Wind slabs were forming with a spotty crust layer above treeline.