Burstall Pass (Robertson Glacier)

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, cold, windy

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, denseTrees, mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

steepSlopes, sunnySlopes

Riding Quality

terrible

Snow Conditions

crusty, hard, windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab

(Report submitted by Kelly Pothof)Massive sized 4 avalanches and widespread avy debris witnessed that ran to valley pass bottom on both sides of the pass completely blocking route up to Robertson Glacier. Crowns observed running basically entire length of the pass on the EAST facing headwalls from Burstall creek bed all the way South up the pass into the glacier. Large trees destroyed in path run. Blocks the size of small cars on Avy runouts almost 8m deep.