March 4

Grizzly Gulch,

grizzly-pano

 

superior

East bowl Silver Fork,

ebowl

Hideaway Park,

track

Finger chutes, out to Spruces.

cardiff-pano

Elevations, slope angles and aspects

7500-10400', angles over 35°, all aspects

Snow conditions

4-8" of new snow, elevation and aspect dependent, over a mostly crusted base.

New snow dried out a bit and was light density. It did retain enough moisture to provide cushioning over the old surface.

Wind during the storm moved the snow around, with shallow drifting on lee aspects.

oingo-boingo

Ski cutting initiated several slides(3-5" deep), which moved downhill for some distance on the crust, lacking punch.

ridge-sluff

Weather

Blue skies, wind from the west at less than 15 mph, cool temperatures at upper elevations.

Evaluation

Good stability with shallow wind drifting and sluffs.

Potential lingering active wind drifts, wet activity with warming.

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