Ptarmigan Pass

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, stormy, windy, cold

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees, denseTrees

Stayed Away

steepSlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

crusty, powder, windAffected

10-20 cm of wind transported snow over a supportive crust. Ski conditions were fantastic after the depressing fain event of Feb 28. We saw two recent Size 1 avalanches that appeared to be triggered by cornice breaks. New cornices are quickly developing on lee slopes. Slopes below 400 meters were not as pleasant to ski with a nasty collapsing crust.