Mount Frodo

Quick report

Weather

sunny

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

convexSlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

powder, windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSound

Weather

Avg Temp

-5

Wind Speed

windSpeedCalm

Sky Condition

brokenClouds

Precipitation Type

none

Snowpack

Obs Type

summary

Site Aspect

N

Site Elevation

2100

Ski Penetration

20

Foot Penetration

50

Cracking Observed

1

Site Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche

Run Length

100

Trigger Type

skier

Avalanche Size

1

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

N

Start Zone Incline

35

Avalanche Character

looseDry

Crust Near Weak Layer

1

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

2050

Avalanche Observation

24to48hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-02-18T22:00:00.000Z

Incident

Group Size

3

Terrain Trap

noTrap

Group Activity

skiing

Number Injured

0

Number Involved

1

Number Caught Only

1

Number Fully Buried

0

Snow Depth Trigger Point

deep

Terrain Shape Trigger Point

planar

Number Partly Buried Able Breathing

0

Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing

0

Layer of wind affected powder on the north slope of the Peregrine Frodo pass that was unstable on the steeper convex slope at the top of the skin track. We stayed away from the steeper/convex features, as we noticed instability and cracks, but the first skier who tried to take the least affected line triggered the top layer of powder around 20cm that slid in loose dry sluff. The rest of the group skied on the cleared crust to avoid the unstable powder. The rest of the slope below the steep pass had no issues and great snow quality.