Darkside North Aspect

<p>We skied northern alpine aspects off Darkside Peak. The morning was extremely sunny so we backed off anything solar or corniced. We found 20cm of creamy/silky powder 2100-1800m on a harder crust. When we bootpacked the ridge we noticed the snowpack was pretty rotten all the way to the ground: unconsolidated/isothermal with a thick bottom layer of facets. We stayed away from any shallower start zones. Clouds came in midday and we got 2-5cm of new snow. Throughout the day we noticed numerous wet loose sz1-2.5 that looked to be at least a few days old. (See pictures) Below 1800m we found a hard breakable crust that made for tough turns. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Alpine slopes.

Terrain Avoided

Sunny slopes.

Snow Conditions

Powder.