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April 7 Snow Depth = 350 cm
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No new snow, -3.5, bluebird, calm winds.
Settled dry pow remains on steep north aspects above 1800 m. Wind effect from west alpine and ridge top. Melt freeze cycle on solar aspects.
Shutdown crew focused on chores yesterday.
Solar triggered loose wets to size 1 yesterday.
No new snow, -7.5, bluebird, calm winds.
20-30 cm of dry settled storm snow over supportive crust on north aspects above 1700 m. Wind effect from west alpine and ridge top. Sun crust on solar aspects and temperature crust below 1700 m.
Shutdown crew blew off chores, again!, and went skiing yesterday. Sol Bowl of course. Maybe we will get some work done today. But who likes working weekends when there is powder skiing to do !?
No new avalanches yesterday.
7 cm new snow, -6.5, snowing lightly, broken skies, light northwest winds.
New snow over 30 cm of recent storm snow over supportive crust and previous storm snow north aspect above 2100 m. New snow over hooky sun crust on solar aspects.
Shutdown crew is here. No work yesterday, just skiing - back to Caribou Pass, Bermuda Triangle and Avalung.
2 cm new snow, -8.5, snowing lightly, broken skies, light southwest winds.
Up to 30 cm of recent storm snow over supportive crust and previous storm snow north aspect above 2100 m. Hooky sun crust on solar aspects.
Shutdown crew is here. No work yesterday, just skiing in Chardonnay, Peters West, Caribou Pass, and Bermuda Triangle. Beautiful winter conditions.
23 cm new snow, -6.0, snowing, broken skies, light southwest winds.
Up to 25 cm of new snow over supportive crust and previous storm snow north aspect above 2100 m. Gusty wind effect overnight.
Shutdown crew is here, working, and skiing fresh pow yesterday afternoon in Merlot.
Trace new snow, -4.0, snowing, light southwest winds.
Trace of new snow over supportive crust and previous storm snow north aspect above 2100 m..
Our final guests of the season flew out yesterday after some local runs on moist pow over crust. Shutdown crew flew in and its storming, that always happens!
Trace new snow, 0.0, snowing, calm.
Trace of new snow over supportive crust below 2100 m.
Warm greybird day yesterday and hot pow. Groups skiing Merlot and Premium Red before the pow became too hot, then back to sauna.
5 cm new snow, 0.0, snowing, calm.
New snow over crust above 2000 m, and over yesterday’s unfrozen surface below.
Warm greybird day yesterday, a few runs above and below the lodge as the crust softened. And of course games, sauna, and generally being chill. Khao Soi for dinner, thanks Alice!
No new snow, 2.0, clear, calm.
Variable spring conditions. Up to 5 cm of wind placed powder out over crust on steep north aspects. Melt freeze cycle producing corn on solar aspects with daytime heating.
It was a spring corn feast yesterday, skiing from the summit of Mt. Fosthall and south facing alpine runs. Then back to the sundeck of course.
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