Little Arethusa

Weather

kseddon27 · Nov 28, 2019 · Highwood Pass

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Quick report

Weather
cold, sunny
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, denseTrees, convexSlopes, sunnySlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
steepSlopes
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
crusty, hard, windAffected, powder

Rode mostly in the trees to the south east of the Little Arethusa peak. Snow was very wind affected. Variable conditions from 5-20cm soft powder, windslab crusts, hard pack, etc. Tried to set off some small slabs around rocky areas/convexities but will no luck. Dug a pit about 2400m SE direction 30 degree slope. CT14 Mod uneven break on the November crust. October crust was also noted, along with a few more (see pictures) Most recent would be a sun/wind crust below the new storm snow. October crust and below seem to be faceting out slowly. About 12 people in the area today. -15 all day no wind, mostly sunny skies. Observed one loose dry avalanche out of steep west facing terrain size 1 - 1.5 (terminated a few 100 meters above the skin track). Overall ski quality was good (better than last weekend) and lines have been refreshed.