Paul Ridge + Elfin
Quick reportBCP · Dec 30, 2022 · Garibaldi
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, foggy, stormy, warm
- Ride Type
- denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- OK
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder, heavy, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionTemp
Toured along paul ridge today out towards elfin. 15-25cms new snow overnight and through the morning. Anywhere from 20-60cms storm snow sitting on a supportive crust. The crust was probed with ski poles from 950 - 1600m elevation. Minor cracking from ski tips observed in deeper pockets near ridge crests. By 2pm a combination of warming, riming, and moderate southerly winds created a soft slab in the storm snow. Snow became heavy at 4pm onward. We avoided lee terrain features but suspect deeper pockets of storm slab are forming with the incoming weather.