McDonald West Shoulder

Quick report

Weather

cold, sunny

Ride Type

denseTrees, openTrees, mellowSlopes, alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

hard, crusty, powder, windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSound

Skied between Mcdonald west shoulder and into NRC gully. Above treeline was a very solid wind crust. Not great for skiing. In the trees and below treeline lots of good snow. There was no new avalanche activity in NRC gully. Temp was -30 and sunny. In the open bowl there were wind slabs that appeared well bonded cracks formed but only 5-10 feet long in certain spots about 1-2 inches deep.