Sapphire Col, Roger's Pass
Quick reporthealey.dave · Feb 1, 2017 · Little Yoho
Quick report
- Weather
- cold, sunny
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Amazing
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, powder
Cold (-17) but mainly clear & calm day up at the Col. 15-20 new snow overlies a variety of surfaces, mainly windslab. Observed a hard & clean shear down 40cm below the slab at a high elevation convex roll. Good skiing overall on the glacier Moraines are characterized by buried windslab & weak areas of facets. No reactivity noted, but spectacular wipeouts when skiing thru the facet pits in flat light.