Bridger Bowl Northside - The Ramp

Bridger Bowl Northside - The Ramp

Date
Activity
Skiing

We toured up to the Ramp through Bridger Bowl this morning. This week's winds hammered the snow at mid-elevations (from the bottom of the Alpine/ Powder Park Lifts to the top of Bradley's Meadow). Some areas were scoured to near the ground, with pencil-hard wind drifts in others. The winds hadn't affected the snow from the bottom of the ramp to the ridge as much. We dug a pit on the Ramp halfway up. There was 90cm of snow on the ground in the pit. The bottom 38cm is faceting into sugary grains, but they aren't remarkable yet. ECTN23 at the top of the facet layer at 38cm from the bottom. My primary concerns were thin snow cover and slopes with wind drifts from the past few days. Calm up there today. 

There are many barely covered rocks on the Ramp. There was a lot of skier and boarder traffic all over the mountain. Cars were parked in the F lot when we left. 

Region
Bridger Range
Location (from list)
The Ramp
Observer Name
Dave Zinn