Gargoyles & Elfin Lakes area

Quick report

Weather

warm, sunny

Ride Type

sunnySlopes, alpineSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees

Stayed Away

convexSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

powder, crusty

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionTemp

Observations: - avalanche debries on SW facing slopes (size 1 to 1.5) - dust (5 to 20 cm) on a supportive crust - warm temps: tree bombs, pinwheels, small point releases - trees below 1600m are not very well filled in. Requires cautious riding - snow was going through a freeze & melt cycle - Continuous skinning and riding doable till about 2 km away from upper parking lot - riding on alpine slopes was surprisingly good