East Face > Clems > Bruiser
- Posted on December 25, 2019
- at 6:48 pm
- by frenchy
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Route
Rode lifts to Morningside then skied East face > Clems > N side of Bruiser. Exited via the canyon.
Weather
HSN24
4"
HSN48
4"
Precip
S1
Sky
Overcast
Winds
Light W
Temps
17F @ 1pm (17F/31F)
Ski Pen
5"
Foot Pen
12"
Weather Forecast
Periods of light snow showers. High of 19F at Storm Peak Lab. West wind 10-15mph gusting to 25mph.
Avalanche Forecast
Rating
2,2,2
Hazard
Small to large persistent slabs possible on NE-N-E across all elevations.
Snowpack Observations
Snowpack observed on N & SW aspects BTL. HS variable 80-130cm.
S/SW aspects (Girly Turns, 9700-1000′) had shallower snowpack depths (~80cm) and crusts of variable thicknesses HN 5″.
N aspects (clems & N Bruiser, 9600-10100′) HS ~130cm. Upper/mid pack slab F -> P (top down to 85cm) on ~40cm basal facets. HN 5″ reactive, either sluffing (steeper slopes Bruiser bowl) or sliding as a thin cohesive slab (upper canyon below Nose Bleed) on layer of .5mm-3cm surface hoar. Thinner and weaker snowpack exiting the canyon.
Riding Quality
Skiing was good, the 5″ of new snow helped a lot and made for some good skiing. Sporty exit out of the canyon due to thin cover and exposed shrubbery.
