Taiya SW
Quick reportJasmin Dobson · Feb 25, 2019 · White Pass West
Quick report
- Weather
- cold, windy, warm
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- OK
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, heavy, hard, windAffected
Skied to the summit of Taiya SW. The winds from this week have created lots of wind affected snow - anything from a dense slab that is supportable to skis, to heavy wind slab, to breakable crust. Skiing on the dense slab was supportable to a skiers weight and provided not terrible ski quality, but of course there was a lot of variability! No whumpfing or shooting cracks but at higher elevation some of the SW aspect slab had a drum like sound. Winds were moderate - strong from the NE today and at the end of the day there was snow getting transported.