Three Guardsmen

Quick report

Mat Trotter · Dec 23, 2018 · Chilkat Pass

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Quick report

Weather
windy, warm, cloudy
Ride Type
alpineSlopes
Stayed Away
convexSlopes
Snow Conditions
windAffected, powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab

Avalanche

Lower elevations on the US side were calm, but the rest of the pass was seeing 40-50 kmh winds. Lots of wind slab formation on various aspects. We saw one size 2 or 3 natural, slab avalanche on a west aspect on Three Guardsmen, which looked to have occurred recently.