MacDonald West

Snowpack

erinbutler511 · Jan 6, 2020 · Glacier

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, convexSlopes
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes
Riding Quality
Amazing
Snow Conditions
deepPowder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow

Excellent skiing. See snow report

Snowpack

Dug pit at 1800m on MacDonald West, at level first bench. Dec27 surface hoar buried 60cm below surface of new storm snow. Uneven fracturing to load. Ski quality was excellent, travelled to just above first bench, to 1900m. Above this, snow became wind affected and turned around.