Burstall Pass area

Quick report

Weather

windy, cloudy, stormy

Ride Type

openTrees

Stayed Away

steepSlopes, convexSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

powder, windAffected, crusty

We skinned up to a location near the summit of Burstall Pass. The snow depth measured 90 - 100 cm deep: similar to a nearby weather station. We enjoyed the backcountry skiing downhill, making S turns in "crusty" 5-10 cm surface powder, as far down as the "upper flats" area. It was windy and snowing heavily above 2200 m elevation at a temperature near Minus -7°C. No sign of snow instability today. The area between the upper and the lower braided-stream flats had only fair snow coverage and we had to ski down the main uptrack trail... Minimal snowfall in the bottom of the Burstall valley at 1900 m elevation . Here's crossing my fingers for more snow in the valley bottoms. Geoff C.