Calpow(der)

Quick report

Weather

sunny, warm

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

cutBlocks, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

crusty, heavy, powder, windAffected

Forgot to probe depths, was a long day and we were trying to get to the car with minimal headlamp time 😅 1200m to 1500m is skinnable but not skiable. Lots of open creeks. Steep slopes aren't filled in well. Above 1600, coverage is decent, above 1800-1900, it's good! By the afternoon, things were crusty even around 1900. Solar crust formed during the day until pretty high. Lower elevations (getting worse as you go down) had melt/freeze crusts, and below 1800 that made skiing survival skiing. Above 2200m we saw heavy wind effect