Lyautey N Glacier pit

Quick report

bensoneff · May 7, 2023 · Field

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy, sunny
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
OK
Snow Conditions
hard, wet

Went up to Lyautey N glacier. We where going to ski the main couloir but realized we where a bit late and wanted to be sure of the snowpack first. I dug a full profile at 2550m on the glacier. We found a deep 260cm snowpack with couple big MFC and a generally solid snowpack ranging from 1F near the top to P near the base. Check 2nd photo for pit details. Lots of evidence of DP avalanches from the big warm up but nothing that seemed recent. Snow up high on N aspect did not get isothermic all day. Valley bottoms was pretty much clear up to the forks campground.

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