Whiteswan area

Quick report

falzs · Jan 16, 2022 · Bull

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Weather
warm
Ride Type
denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes
Snow Conditions
crusty, powder, windAffected

Snowpack

Mixed bag of conditions depending on elevation. Saturday freezing level rose to 1900 m with snow melting and dripping off the trees below this. Between 1900 and 2200 m well consolidated upper snowpack with chalky ski quality. We only touched on the alpine and there was widespread stiff wind slab. Tree line and below was generally calm but strong winds in the alpine Sunday afternoon. Evidence of recent size 1 and 2 Na out of steep wind loaded E asp terrain