Quick report
Tuk and Tuk No from Pre Laurel
Talking Mtn Cirque and Middle Cirque from Pre Laurel
Pre Laurel from Red Snow Cirque
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Spring conditions are in full swing. All but the most sheltered areas had a supportable crust. There are likely a few slabs over weak layers lurking out there but overall the snowpack is setting up and bridging weaknesses.</p> <p>I observed a couple loose wet snow slides that look like they're from the last few days; the largest one on the west face of the subpeak below and to the lookers left of El Pinche near the head of Gold Basin. The wind kept things locked up while I was out this morning. I didn't observe any roller balls or even much soft snow before noon.</p>
Skinned up to Pre Laurel and skied down the SW facing glades between Goldminers and Showoff....(Showminers?) where the snow conditions were corn like. Skinned into Red Snow Cirque and skied down via Tele Gold. Conditions were variable but but the skiing was quite good; supportable crusts, fairly consistent on a given aspect, especially good once the sun softened up the snow surface. Sunny aspects have taken a beating and coverage is thin. Shady aspects are fairly well filled in. The snow surface was quite firm in the morning which offered good, fast skiing but also potential to take a big slide in steep terrain.