The Ramp

Myself and three others toured up to 8260 ft on the Ramp this morning. Down low on Alpine wind gusts from the W were strong but as we ascended winds diminished and I didn't notice wind effect or slab formation on the snow on the Ramp up to where we turned around. Temps were in the 20s and visibility was minimal from the Ramp with a Bridger Bowl cloud hanging over us. The snow depth on the Ramp was about 50 cm deep from the top of Bradley's to 8260 ft. Snow depths varied at the top of Bradley's ranging from more scoured areas (30 cm) to previously wind drifted areas up to 85 cm. The new snow surface from the naked eye looked to be a mix of wind broken particles and rimed stellars. Early season hazards still abound but the skiing was surprisingly very pleasant!