Seaton summer trail

Inversion conditions with treeline temperatures around -2 and valley temperatures closer to -10C. Very light or no wind.

Snow pack depth was very variable with lots of exposed rock on steep terrain and up to ~70cm near tree line on northeast aspects. Snow varied between faceted and wind pressed snow. A hand shear test at 1650m produced no distinct results and showed no defined layers in the snowpack (with facets making up the whole snowpack depth). No noticeable/defined crust at any observation points. Large hoar frost was observed below tree line along roads and in cut blocks, hoar frost was not observed in dense trees or above tree line. Ski quality was surprisingly good on northeast aspects and in sheltered trees where tree bombs had not refrozen.