Grey in appearance and demeanor
Snowpackderek.cronmiller ยท Mar 20, 2021
Quick report
- Weather
- sunny
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, sunnySlopes, denseTrees, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, powder, windAffected, hard
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSound
Skinned up the bowl north of Grey Mtn Summit. Lots of small windslabs (variably reactive) sitting on a hard wind-hammered surface. Skiied off the summit northwards to try and find some good snow in the trees. Found very reactive slabs in the trees and had to pick our way down avoiding steeper slopes and convexities. Lots of shooting cracks and small (5-15 cm thick) slab releases when cutting along convexities. Mediocre skiing between tree islands while avoiding reactive terrain. Beautiful day, found some chicken of the woods mushrooms!
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Sky Condition
- clear
- Wind Direction
- S
- Precipitation Type
- none
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- W, NW
- Site Elevation
- 1400
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Site Elevation Band
- alp, tln, btl
- Surface Conditions
- crust, facets, variable
Variable conditions (depth, density, stability) on Grey Mountain largely a result of variable wind exposure.