Christmas day behind Shames

Quick report

Weather

cold, sunny, cloudy

Ride Type

openTrees, alpineSlopes, denseTrees, mellowSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

windAffected, powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSound

We saw some shooting cracks in hard wind affected snow, which was prevalent in the alpine. The snow here showed signs of forming coherent slabs and was quite hard underfoot. Down below in sheltered areas the snow quality remained amazing.