Frosty Bee(ke)rs

Quick report

Weather

cold, sunny

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

powder

Sa&Su around Beekers hut. In general awesome riding conditions. 20cm+ of New Snow on top of crust (which wasn't that hard/icy/tricky to go) Pretty stable conditions lots of fun. Cold start into the day with -17° nice once you are in the sun.

Weather

Avg Temp

-5

Min Temp

-17

Wind Speed

windSpeedCalm

Blowing Snow

light

Sky Condition

clear

Wind Direction

NE

Precipitation Type

none

Snowpack

Depth

210

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

W

Site Elevation

1766

Ski Penetration

0

Test Initiation

none

Foot Penetration

43

Site Elevation Band

tln

Surface Conditions

facets, newSnow, surfaceHoar

ECTX... 20 cm of New Snow (F) on top of Crust (P) on top of an other 10 cm RG and crust compound... Some faceting ongoing around the crusts New Snow layer has no cohesive bonding; (but in the area in single spots wind created some small wind slab pockets) Not able to trigger some of the deeper layers within this well bounded crust compound Crust is likely o be more dominant in less shaded terrain.

Avalanche

Run Length

50

Slab Width

20

Trigger Type

natural

Wind Exposure

leeSlope

Avalanche Size

1

Slab Thickness

10

Start Zone Aspect

E, S, W

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Start Zone Incline

37

Avalanche Character

looseDry, windSlab

Crust Near Weak Layer

1

Number Of Avalanches

2-5

Start Zone Elevation

1934

Weak Layer Burial Date

2025-01-31

Avalanche Observation

moreThan48hrsAgo

Weak Layer Crystal Type

facets, stormSnow

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp, tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2025-02-08T18:00:00.000Z

Slab avalanches: Two size 1 slab avalanches observed in the whole area. Likely from wind loading. - 1 at the NE aspect of Steep Peak @2100m; Lee ward side of cliff. - 1 Rohrridge S aspect 100m below ridge line Loose Snow: Few size 1 loose snow avalanches in the area. Originated from rocky-sunny terrain. No ongoing avalanche activity while we were there. No crazy sluff behavior while skiing