Supportive crust skiing

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Waterton Visitor Safety · Jan 14, 2022 · Kananaskis

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Weather
cloudy, sunny, warm, windy
Ride Type
openTrees
Riding Quality
OK
Snow Conditions
crusty, hard

A 15 cm rain crust exists up to 2000m. A 1 cm temp crust exists to 2400m on solar aspects. Hard windslabs found in sheltered areas in AL. Dug a pit at 2400m, SE aspect :CTH 21 down 10 cm in wind slab. Supportive crust skiing on solar aspects. Slow down at 1750m where skiing gets more challenging with breakable crust.

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