Kent Ridge S

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, sunny

Ride Type

denseTrees

Riding Quality

terrible

Snow Conditions

crusty, powder, windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionTemp

Hiked up Kent ridge S to get a view on conditions around and stretch the legs. Mostly quite easy travel without snowshoes, but I put them on near the top at some open ridge areas. Considerable warming with pinwheeling on S-facing slopes and melt-freeze crust apparent from previous days. Very strong winds at ridge top. Snowpack similar to Avie report -- around 10-20cm in the valley/trees and 40-60 in lee features and open areas protected from wind. Skiing would not be advisable unless you're from the Sylvain Sudan school of thought. No avalanches or instabilities observed anywhere near me, snow on these aspects appears well bonded -- I descended a few steep slopes with no action, and so no indication of previous slides anywhere on the ridge.