Victoria Views

Some tricky access getting up by Victoria Peak with our sleds overheating in the crusty conditions, some bare road patches, and several tricky creek/ditch crossings to navigate. (Sled access may be done soon, we staged down on the East Main rd). When we switched to skinning it was ski crampon time right off the bat, and did not soften up much during our field day. When we reached ridgetop at 1400 m we dug a quick pit and found the crust is around 20 cm thick with moist snow below. This burly crust supported our confidence with the low avalanche danger rating. No other significant layers were found in the upper snowpack and the total snow height was just shy of 3 meters. Skiing down was a teeth-chattering afair, as even by 2 pm the sun hadn't softened it up yet. Lovely views and great weather still made for a fun day out.