Stormy Saturday on Paul Ridge

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, cold, foggy, stormy, windy

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

convexSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

deepPowder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSnow

Probably irrelevant info based on the crescendo of the storm on Saturday night but conditions were vastly different as the day progressed. Just dumping like crazy. We did one run on the south side and in the trees the new snow was only about 15cm and the crust was there on every turn unless you were out in the open. Skinning back up was arduous and we even ended up boot packing as sidehilling was not an option. We then jumped over to the north side but chose some very conservative lines. Ski cuts on convex roles had the top 6 inches sliding slabby style but not propagating much. Knee deep at that point. Amazing how fast things changed. The very next run had the top 12 inches sluffing but not propagating. Kept it mellow and fun.