Trucker's Drainage

Quick report

Weather

cloudy

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees

Stayed Away

steepSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

powder, windAffected

Skinned up Bath Exit Valley to the east-facing alpine fans of Paget Peak. We dug a pit at 2200m and noticed ~10cm of light, fluffy snow sitting on top of a persistent slab ~100cm deep. At the very bottom was ~10cm of faceted snow. We did a column test and noticed a fracture between the surface snow and persistent slab after the 4th shoulder tap which propagated across the entire column. We followed Trucker's Drainage for most of the descent and it was "covered". Didn't hit any rocks but it was definitely a backseat adventure. There were lots of fallen trees which made some sections spicy. Ended up bailing skiers right around 1600m for a couple of decent turns.