Yellowstone Ski Tours

We intended to cross bowl and continue to ridge line. Based on snow pit results, and collapsing in the flats on the way in, we declined to continue our intended route. We pulled skins and skied the 25 deg. slope below us.

E. breeze transporting snow on unusual aspect. Stout M/F crust on more Westerly aspect starting at about 9,400 ft.. Noticeable wind effect starting at about 9,400 ft. Numerous point releases and storm slab Av. on W, facing slopes on N. Woody Ridge.

Best results this season on S. aspect. I tried to pick a representative location, but HS varied across slope from 95 cm to 155 cm, with estimated average HS of 130cm.

Pit location on the edge of a wind effected/ exposed ridgeline.

No red flags, good test results and no observed Av. (visibility not great). BUT low snowpack, only 110cm and pockets (to 9,250 ft. elv) of full-depth facets.

Great looking snowpack in this location. Fairly widespread wind effect above 9700' from moderate to strong SWerly winds Jan. 14-16. About 10 cms of light snow on top of that wind effect. No collapsing. Minor cracking in exposed, ridgeline locations.

D. Carroll & Jeff Anderson. Significant settling in last 4 days. Boot track with Logan still usable.