Mt Ellis

Today I toured up Mt Ellis and skied down a northeast aspect. I gained the north ridge around 11am, and there was a strong wind from the north (see photo). When checking out the snow, the effect of this wind was quite apparent with only about 10cm of recent snow high up on the ridge. Further down, and in the trees, the new snow total increased to 15-20cm. Unfortunately, my dog disagreed with my choice of location to test the snow and continued much further downslope, but I was able to get a few hand pits in. The new snow bonded quite well, and I observed only minor sluffing on the descent.