Ogden Benches Xmas Trees

<p>The snow was quite deep at Sherbrooke Lake on the Ogden Benches. We skied the Xmas trees at the end of the lake on the west side of the lake that is the last avy path. 60-70 cm on top of the icy crust in the trees. Seemed like 20cm overnight. There were several sluffs off the east face of Ogden. One turned into a slide/powder cloud that dusted into the larger trees close to the uptrack. I tried to grab a pic but it’s blurry, the last photo has it circled. The wind had picked up considerably with light snow and it sounded like a cornice failure. We left because of the changing conditions. Another party skied the Paget glades. Getting into the parking lot would have been complicated without winter tires.</p>

Terrain Ridden

Alpine slopes, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Alpine slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

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

Snow Conditions

Deep powder.

Weather Conditions

Cloudy, Cold, Windy.