Somewhere up Paiges Draw
WeatherDenise Schaaf · Feb 18, 2019 · Flathead
Quick report
- Weather
- cold, warm, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Amazing
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSound
Had a great day with a guide from Elk Valley Snow Shepherds. He gladly dug a pit to show us the snowpack that has been stacking up this season. While walking up to dig the pit there was whumpfing and shooting cracks.
Weather
It was very cold in the morning, truck was reading -27C when we left the staging area. It warmed up significantly during the day and temperature in the sun would have been warmer than -8. Temperatures at the end of the day at staging was -18.
Snowpack
CTM14 on a column test done by guide. Failed on a crust down 60cm. Snowpack was approximately 180cm.