Flatiron bowl from needle peak western col

Quick report

jca1980 · Mar 17, 2019 · Cariboos

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Quick report

Weather
warm, sunny
Ride Type
mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
sunnySlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
Terrible
Snow Conditions
heavy, wet
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionTemp, avalancheConditionSlab

Flatiron bowl as viewed from Needle Peak west col. We did not proceed due to intense direct solar, and rapidly warming temps (9c avg, mid teens in direct sun). The typical cornices where still present. We observed the bowl for the duration of our lunch, surprisingly no natural active avi activity. Nevertheless we retreated to less risky terrain. Snow was awful but the views did not disappoint.