Grizzly Glades

Quick report

Weather

stormy, cloudy

Ride Type

openTrees

Stayed Away

steepSlopes, alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

powder, windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionTemp

HS of 45 cm on SE aspect at 2350m. Knife-hard crust at ground level with low-density settled storm snow on top. Small (1mm) facets observed on the crust, but compression test showed no results. Ski penetration 10 cm on fast snow. Decent skiing in low-angle meadow terrain. Alpine zones wind-stripped to rock during the storm. Intermittent squalls throughout the day. Below 2100m, snow became sticky and wet on exit.