Lookout Col

Quick report

michaelofarrell · Mar 13, 2022 · Glacier

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Quick report

Weather
stormy, warm, windy
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, mellowSlopes
Riding Quality
Amazing
Snow Conditions
deepPowder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSound

We went up Illecillewaet Glacier to Lookout Col. Conditions for stormy and foggy. Limited visibility. No wind on the uphill but W winds at the Col. Our plan was to go down the backside towards Ravens but changed out plans when we witnessed a size 2.5 storm slab avalanche for the lookers left top of Lookout Peak. We skied down where we came up.

Weather

Very stormy day with visibility. A lot more accumulation above 1700m.

Avalanche

Witnessed a 2.5 storm slab avalanche coming down Lookout Peak down the bowl. It seemed to run all the way to the flats.