Thin and crispy.

Quick report

brandonexner · Dec 26, 2024 · North Rockies

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Quick report

Weather
stormy
Ride Type
steepSlopes, openTrees, denseTrees, convexSlopes
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
powder, crusty
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionTemp

Had a few good laps in 5 Mile. We were surprised to find a thin (2mm) freezing rain crust unter about 2cm of fresh snow. It was easily breakable but still noticeable while skiing. Under this was about 50cm of F/4F snow. No signs of instability or recent avalanche activity observed. No clean shear results in the top 60 from hand shears.