Macdonald West

Quick report

Weather

sunny

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees, sunnySlopes

Stayed Away

convexSlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

deepPowder, powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionTemp

Solid conditions, but there was a fair bit of (unexpected?) solar input today. As we left the trees and poked out into the alpine, we noticed the snow getting wetter and a bit more cohesive. There were a few small point releases near the skin track that had entrained more snow on the way down. We transitioned on a small hump just before the final section to the top of the ridge. Didn’t look like anyone had skied from higher recently. On the way down we triggered a few small slides (pic 1). Sluff management was key on the steeper sections. Lots of fresh snow to be skied up there still!