Gorge 20

monasheemonkee , Saturday 8th February, 2025 8:15AM

Awesome day out. There has been tons of wind effect since the latest storm. Cornices starting to develop, Sastrugi on most wind exposed terrain. Tons of surface hoar development. SH developed on day old tracks (pictured). We rode the burn and found supportive, wind pressed snow in most areas. At times you would punch through and hit the breakable sun crust. Overall skiing was good. Day was cold (-16 at car) with a real bite that was softened by the sun. Solar is starting to pack some punch. Sweating and pinwheeling started by midday. Very little to no signs of instability. Tons of sledders pushing back deeper than I’ve seen before. Super talented group of sledders were awesome to watch. They were high marking on slopes of every aspect (S&N pictured) and varying grades. Increased confidence in general surface reactivity. Majority of terrain back here has sled tracks on it now - could use more snow!