McGill Shoulder
Quick reportjoshhirshberg · Jan 5, 2025 · Little Yoho
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
We found good skiing despite the recent heavy traffic. Still some untracked snow in Camp West. McGill paths looked like a ski area. Light refresh, with no recent wind-affected snow observed. Besides minor sluffing, no signs of instability
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedCalm
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- brokenClouds
- Wind Direction
- E
- New Snow24 Hours
- 2
Mostly calm w light E gusts >2100m. Better viz than anticipated, with periods of filtered sun.
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- E, S, SE, SW
- Site Elevation Band
- btl, tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
Most surfaces are light, dry, and weak. HN 2cm rests on a thin zipper crust on solars. Despite thin clouds, solars stayed dry. Minor dry sluffing on convexities and slopes near 40deg. No wind-stiffened snow or wind slab instabilities were observed up to 2300m. No other signs of instability
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 400
- Avalanche Size
- 3
- Slab Thickness
- 200
- Start Zone Aspect
- E, NE
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2600
- Avalanche Observation
- moreThan48hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2025-01-05T20:30:00.000Z
A large, older crown between Mt Green and Mt Smart. Observed from McGill Shoulder. No debris visible. Crown dimensions are rough estimate.