Pulpit Knob
Weatherjake.finnan · Mar 17, 2018 · Glacier
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, denseTrees, steepSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, sunnySlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionTemp
Some excellent snow quality found in shaded areas at pulpit knob. Saw some recent size 1's and tons of sluffing coming from steep alpine terrain once the sun hit. Snowpack stabilty was excellent otherwise, no result in snowpit test. Skied very steep supported terrain down the NE aspect of pulpit knob and didn't find any stability issues. Some sluffing to manage but nothing major. Skinning quality was getting poor in the open sunlight especially on south and east facing slopes. Stay away from overhead features that get sun. Spring is here!
Weather
Surprisingly excellent weather. Forecasts were totally wrong. No new snowfall today and sunlight through the clouds most of the day. Temps around 0 degrees most of the day.
Snowpack
No result in snowpack test. Slopes that we encountered were stable. If you can avoid the solar effect there is some great skiing to be found.