Fat Dog Trail

Ski up the highway that is Fat Dog trail. Crusty conditions from bottom to treeline, particularly in sun affected areas. Some light snow in shaded areas and treeline. Light wind leading on northern aspects at treeline and above. Spring has come to Manning Park and despite light snow all day little was accumulating on the ground.

0 deg C in the parking lot with no winds until we reached treeline at approximately 1850m

3cm fresh 2cm crust 35 cm 1F 2cm crust 93cm P 170cm pit on 20 degree slope CT yielded no results. Shear test showed weakness at a crust at 40cm and facets at 135cm but were highly resistant to sliding.