Snowspider conditions

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, foggy, stormy, warm, wet

Ride Type

mellowSlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

crusty, heavy, powder, wet

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionTemp

Spent two days in the Snowspider area, accessing from Twin One FSR. Drove to 950 m. Saturday: we had rain soaked snow to 1650m. Large natural avalanches on steep south facing slopes. Temperature at 1550 m was well over 0C and raining. Sunday: temps cooled overnight, and snowed lightly in the morning. Poor visibility prevented us from going into the alpine. In north aspects above 1650 m and until 2000m the snow quality improved - 10-15 cm of soft powder on top of 5cm crust. Hand pits showed interface was not bonding well. Underneath the crust the snow was soft and sugary.