Near Castle

Weather

Tony Byrnesio · Feb 18, 2017 · Northwest Inland

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
Terrible
Snow Conditions
hard

Extremely hard snow from the valley to as high as we dared climb. I got to a point where my skins on my split board​ weren't gripping anymore and if you fell you would slide till you would hit or grab a tree. It's going to be interesting how the new snow bonds to this layer.

Avalanche

Some natural avalanches observed on adjacent steep slopes that we skied.