Needle Ridge/Flatiron Bowl
Quick reportLuJo · Feb 20, 2021 · Coquihalla
Quick report
- Weather
- windy
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- powder, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSound
Good powder at and below treeline. Strongly wind-affected snow on the exposed ridge. Shooting cracks about 50cm long while skinning back up Flatiron Bowl.
Weather
Winds on the north-south ridge leading towards Flatiron Bowl were so strong that skinning was very difficult. In one spot along the skintrack, on our way back, we noticed a chunk, about once cubic meter in size, had broken off a small cornice, likely pushed over by the winds. It had fallen onto a gentle slope and had not triggered an avalanche.