Re: Utah Avalanche Conditions 2010-11
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 12:30 am
12/16
Sorry I haven't been posting here at all. I'm really going to try to post whenever I ski from now on. Skied several laps on several aspects in Cardiff today, exited back to 210 from Cardiff Pass. I haven't had a such a worry-free day in the mountains in a long time. Green light, all aspects, all angles that are holding enough snow to ski. Minor sluff danger on the new snow on angles steeper than 35 degrees, but I didn't see anything today that would even knock a skier off their balance. People were skiing damn near everything today. The biggest challenge was finding fresh lines.
Very sunny today, but temps stayed very cold. But, we're less than a week from the solstice, so the sun is as weak as it's ever going to be. South and some west-facing stuff sustained some damage today, but our south exit was still even a pleasant ski in the late afternoon. I'd expect maybe a zipper on south tomorrow morning.
Great day to be alive, folks. Tomorrow should be just as good if you stick to north-ish stuff.
Sorry I haven't been posting here at all. I'm really going to try to post whenever I ski from now on. Skied several laps on several aspects in Cardiff today, exited back to 210 from Cardiff Pass. I haven't had a such a worry-free day in the mountains in a long time. Green light, all aspects, all angles that are holding enough snow to ski. Minor sluff danger on the new snow on angles steeper than 35 degrees, but I didn't see anything today that would even knock a skier off their balance. People were skiing damn near everything today. The biggest challenge was finding fresh lines.
Very sunny today, but temps stayed very cold. But, we're less than a week from the solstice, so the sun is as weak as it's ever going to be. South and some west-facing stuff sustained some damage today, but our south exit was still even a pleasant ski in the late afternoon. I'd expect maybe a zipper on south tomorrow morning.
Great day to be alive, folks. Tomorrow should be just as good if you stick to north-ish stuff.