Wind Slabs in Paradise

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, sunny

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes

Snow Conditions

crusty, powder, windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSound

The last several hundred meters to the ridge was hard and crusty but has sections of 2-3 inches of snow collapsing onto hard packed ice making for very challenging snowshoe grip conditions, sub alpine and lower had slightly deeper snow up to 6+ inches making grip a little better.