Stormy Mount Fernie
Quick reportmattszczepanski.ms · Jan 2, 2021 · Lizard
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy, windy, warm, cloudy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, steepSlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, wet, windAffected, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionTemp, avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound
Went for a walk up Mount Fernie and skied supported terrain around TL. Freezing level ~1450m. Lots of wind transport @ TL with stiffer slabs forming on NE aspects. Had a few cracks in steeper convex rolles and wind loaded pockets but no avalanching. Poor visibility into Alpine.
Avalanche
Some recent small (up to size 1.5) slab avalanches out of the Batman Chutes area. Also observed a size 1 Loose Wet onto Fairy Cr trail, suspected tree bomb trigger.