Good snow south of bacon rind

Good snow south of bacon rind

Date
Activity
Skiing

My partner and I were out in a zone south of the bacon rind trailhead today and found some good snow. All of the laps we took today we N NE facing slopes and the snow was supportable and generally stable. We were riding on elevations from 7950 to 7200 all day, and only dug one pit but things were encouraging. I did not do a full profile but we did the usual tests. The total snow height was around 110cm and we got a CT14 Q3 and ECTN12 Q1 both breaking in the now snow around 95cm. Without doing crystal ID and differentiating layers I only got a general hardness scale, from top to bottom it was F-4F-1F+-1F-1F+-4F-G with the section near the ground seeming to be weakening. Overall the snowpack was encouraging but we still kept our riding to lower angle slopes focusing on some pillow lines. No surface hoar was found throughout the day and by the time we left the snow started to fly and the wind stayed light blowing to the northern end of the compass. No recent avy activity was seen on the surrounding slopes. Good snow and good vibes. Thank you all for your hard work, the community appreciates and values what you all do every day!

Region
Southern Madison
Location (from list)
Bacon Rind
Observer Name
Sam Roberts