Ozalenka Creek

Quick report

Weather

sunny, cold

Ride Type

convexSlopes, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes, openTrees, alpineSlopes, denseTrees

Stayed Away

convexSlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

powder

Skied around Ozalenka Creek for the weekend. There was approx. 40cm of low density snow at the trailhead going in on Friday, approx. 20-25cm further up the valley. Almost no wind effect noted, fresh snow was overlying a firmer layer at treeline and above. There are extremely large cornices at ridgetop, saw evidence of 5+ large, recent cornice failures. No failures resulted in large slab avalanches, some small pockets near rocks. We skied steep alpine runs and very little movement other than surface sluffing. No cracking/whumphing noted. Some very minor pin-wheeling from rocks, most of the south faces were staying below freezing. -25 sunday morning in the shade.