Lookout! Glacier Crest Windslab
Quick reportMichael Lawee · Feb 10, 2025 · Glacier
Quick report
- Weather
- cold, sunny
- Ride Type
- sunnySlopes
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSound
Backed off the skin up to the Illecillewaet Glacier/Lookout Col when we encountered signs of instability/windslab. Went to the paths below The Overlook and had lovely turns in the sun!
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -20
- Max Temp
- -16
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- clear
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- none
-26 leaving the car at around 10:30. -16 at the car at 16:30. Beach weather in the sun, uncomfortable in the shade.
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Slab Thickness
- 10
- Trigger Sub Type
- intentional
- Start Zone Aspect
- W
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1846
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2025-02-10T19:24:00.000Z
Wind affect and then shooting cracks with a terrain trap below had us back off our skin up. We moved down to less consequential terrain and popped off a small little windslab (photo). Ripped the skins and heading to the paths below The Overlook for some warm, sunny, hot laps.