Quartz Ridge

Quick report

Weather

windy, cold, sunny

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, steepSlopes

Stayed Away

convexSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

powder, crusty, windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionTemp

Went up Quartz Ridge in SSV backcountry as a party of 4 and rode the Col Inbetween Quartz hill summit and Quartz ridge. (2504m) Travel up until the start of the ridge traverse was well packed in. Approx 6-12cm of low density snow sitting at top of a supportive crust. (2230m) Snow below ridge was great and felt stable, up until topping out where the wind effect was highly noticeable. (2300m-2500m) Light to Moderate winds held steady on ridge top. No notable pockets of windslab observed/triggered Quartz hill Summit block looked to be quite wind swept. Some of steep snow sections appeared to be pretty hardpack/bulletproof Skiing was great all the way back to the meadows. Sunny, cold day with moderate solar input. Temps held around -5 to -3 up until peak afternoon,where the warming was more notable in the snow.

Weather

Avg Temp

-3

Wind Speed

windSpeedModerate

Blowing Snow

light

Sky Condition

fewClouds

Wind Direction

SW

Temperature Trend

rising

Precipitation Type

none