McGill thin crisps

Quick report

Weather

warm, sunny

Ride Type

sunnySlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

steepSlopes, convexSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

powder, crusty

Gave McGill main chutes a go. Beauty day once above the clouds. Sun packed a punch and S slopes started to get a thin crust by 1pm. Inversion, breached clouds a ~1900m. 20-35cm storm snow sitting on top of a soft crust. No signs of recent activity except for surface skiffs in steep terrain. Warm, heavy snow with many tree bombs below 1700m.

Snowpack

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

S, SE

Test Fracture

resistant

Site Elevation

2050

Ski Penetration

15

Test Initiation

moderate

Foot Penetration

25

Test Failure Depth

60

Site Elevation Band

alp

Surface Conditions

newSnow

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

crust, surfaceHoar