The Peak - Powder King Mountain Resort Backcountry

Quick report

tiffany.chiles · Dec 17, 2020 · Chic-Choc Mountains

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Weather
windy, cloudy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes
Snow Conditions
deepPowder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab

Weather

Temperature inversion: -5 at peak, -15 at base.

Avalanche

Observed slab avalanche on The Peak in the Powder King Mountain Resort backcountry area from top of T-bar. Estimated to be at least 500m wide and 275m long, 60-100cm slab. No tracks were seen leading to the area along the typical bootpack route from top of T-bar.