Camp West

Quick report

Eddy · Mar 4, 2021 · Little Yoho

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Weather
cloudy, cold, stormy, sunny, warm, windy
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes
Snow Conditions
heavy, powder, wet
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionTemp

Avalanche

We had ridden camp west and then gone up to below McGill proper for lap two. After skiing the lookers right side of that valley and approaching the main drainage we failed to recognise the warming and pinwheeling that had occurred and change our terrain choices accordingly. I was the third down a small steep feature, skiing a similar line before being taken for a ride. Luckily it was a smaller feature as I was completely court in the middle of the slide after being pushed off balance after hitting a small tree. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, we definitely didn't fully recognise the signs on instability and or change or terrain choices.

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