Circlet Lake

Quick report

dylanzaluski · Apr 8, 2023 · North 40

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Quick report

Weather
sunny, warm
Ride Type
denseTrees
Stayed Away
convexSlopes, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes
Snow Conditions
deepPowder, heavy, wet
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionTemp

Camped Friday night at Circlet Lake, traveling from Paradise Meadows. Friday was sunny, and the snow from the previous storm was deep (~50cm) and very wet/heavy. Evidence of small wet loose on solar aspects. From Circlet we could see evidence of numerous slab avalanches on both East (Jutland/Edward ridge) and West (Strata Mountain) faces, particularly on convex and rocky features. Size was variable, and from a distance the depth of slab was unclear, though some comprised most of the width of the feature/face. Overnight >20cm of fresh snow fell, and we returned to the car to ride another day.

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