Trudeau Left Shoulder

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, warm, windy

Ride Type

cutBlocks, denseTrees, openTrees, mellowSlopes, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

powder, heavy, windAffected

No signs of instability on skin up from the dam, through cut blocks and forested area to the lookout at treeline. Dug a pit on a moderately sloped, east aspect at ~1750m elevation to inspect the layers. Pit info: Total height of snow = 170cm; height of new snow = 70cm over mid-Dec rain crust (4f down 30cm, see photo); another lesser crust down 10cm below first crust; consolidated snowpack below the two crusts to ground; no basal facets found. Skiing was decent, powder becoming heavy with warming conditions, many tree bombs on ground and more falling today.