Peak 1945

Quick report

Weather

sunny, warm

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, sunnySlopes

Stayed Away

convexSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

crusty

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSound

We went out in search of some low angle skiing on Peak 1945. Sun and wind was the name of the game. Moderate to strong northerly winds overnight packed a firm wind skin onto southerly aspects, which then grew moist in the top 3-5cms by mid afternoon. A pair of quick pits dug on an E aspect at 1200m found a sun crust buried 10-15cm. This sun crust was slightly reactive on tests with: CTM14 (13) SP, H21 (15) SP. The lower facet layer produced CTH28 (65) SC. We also has ECTX. We experienced 3 whumphs throughout the day we figure this was the sun crust settling, and not a deeper layer. Across the valley we saw a (likely) cornice triggered avalanche around a size 2, on a rocky N aspect. Forgot to take a photo :(