Gin peak

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, sunny

Ride Type

mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes

Riding Quality

terrible

Snow Conditions

crusty, hard, powder, windAffected

Hanging lake trail is thin. Had to walk first 15-20 mins then enough base to ski but fairly dirty for at least half way up and icey. Ski crampons mandatory. Lots of snow at the lake and above but totally wind scoured so extremely variable. Stayed pretty much to mellow terrain up to Gin peak. Lots of snow cracking and hollow drum like response high up but seemed pretty stable. Did see any crack propagation beyond skin track. Skiing quite variable and descent down from hanging lake was adventurous. Beautiful day otherwise.