Hollyburn wet & heavy

Quick report

mikfriesen · Apr 18, 2022 · North Shore

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Weather
foggy, stormy, wet
Ride Type
denseTrees, mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
steepSlopes
Riding Quality
OK
Snow Conditions
heavy, wet
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow

25+ cm of fresh snow on Hollyburn. Very cohesive; snow would crack into chunks as we skinned uphill. A couple slabby pieces of snow slid below our skin track (pictured). Triggered a sz 0 slab avalanche on a tiny steep test slope/roll, below treeline around 1200m. Slab was about 15 cm thick. No picture. We got soaked - slush falling at the parking lot, dense snow at 1300m.

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