Gorge

guillaume.vassas, Sunday 11th December, 2022 7:20PM

<p>Warm day at the Gorge. Snowpack was surprisingly right side up. Good ski quality, sluff running on steeper slopes, dense snow Quick pit dug on N-NE facing aspect at 1890m: ECT4 down 15 (yesterday's precip), SP ECT14 down 45, SP with propagation, unsure of crystal type at interface </p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes, Open trees, Steep slopes.

Terrain Avoided

Alpine slopes, Convex slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.

Rapid temperature rise to near zero degrees or wet surface snow.

Snow Conditions

Deep powder, Heavy, Powder.

Weather Conditions

Warm.

Location: 51.03632000 -118.83676000