South Klondike North

Stayed north along the corridor today. Climbed to an alpine peak under sunny skies and calm winds. -2 at 1600m! Snowpack is variable with all surfaces having some level of wind affect. We had to adjust our route many times to avoid large, steep slopes at tree line that were frequently producing deep, widespread, new underwear whumps. This route was tricky and required high level decision making and very nuanced terrain management. I would avoid it unless you have extensive experience. I got lucky at least once today. I would be weary of large, steep, connected slopes that did not avalanche in Monday’s storm on the north section of the highway corridor between the Wheaton and Powder Valley.