Powder "ish" in Little Sand!

Quick report

Weather

cloudy

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, openTrees

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

powder, windAffected

We spent the day with low visibility, almost no visibility between 1700 m and 2000 m while we were in the cloud. There were light southwest winds, but no snow was moving around even on exposed ridges. There was a total snowpack depth of 140 cm at 2000 m, which may be the most snow we have seen in a while. There are a few crusts in the mid-pack, the first down 20 to 30 cm (Dec 22) and the second down 70 cm (Dec 5). Our profile was at 2000 m on a southeast-facing slope and we had no results from our snowpack tests. There was still soft snow in sheltered terrain, but on steep south-facing slopes, there was a bit of a crust. Not bad skiing with the lack of new snow.