Brandywine

Quick report

Justin Partridge · Nov 15, 2024 · Brandywine

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy, sunny
Ride Type
mellowSlopes
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
powder

We parked around 1200m and could skin from about 1300m (skied back to about 1350 with rock skis). There were a few small creek crossings to the end of the meadows and a 2cm thick surface crust until about 1450m. The snow from 1500m-1900m just kept getting better and we skied boot top powder on supportive snow down Brandywine bowl.

Snowpack

Depth
170
Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
N
Site Elevation
1898
Ski Penetration
18
Foot Penetration
40
Site Elevation Band
alp
Surface Conditions
surfaceHoar

We probed 130cm at 1600m with a slight crust down 75cm on the uptrack. At 1900m on a north aspect (just below the ridge on Brandywine bowl) we probed 170cm and couldn't feel any crust below. The top 40cm or so was light and fluffy with a supportive slab below - it skied beautifully.