Flat top glacier circumnavigation
Quick reportjasmindobson · Mar 25, 2018 · White Pass West
Quick report
- Weather
- cold, sunny
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, steepSlopes
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- OK
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, hard, windAffected, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSound
Skied a loop on the glacier at the end of the Summit Creek valley (aka flat top glacier?). 850 m to 1800 m. Sunny skies today with a very cold N-NE light to moderate wind. Didn’t see much snow transport as it seems there is not much to blow around. Probed 3 m+ on the glacier. A few light whumpfs in the valley but this has considerably improved since the last time I was in this area a few weeks ago. Lots of sledder traffic in the area and there were a few tracks in some steep (but short) E and W terrain. Found some non wind affected snow off the west ridge of Taiya in the SE bowl. Fast conditions to get out and didn’t have to use skins!