Hermit Moraines

Quick report

OSofer · Feb 19, 2025 · Glacier

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Quick report

Weather
sunny
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
powder, wet, windAffected

We encountered wet surface snow on solar aspects to 2500m. SH widespread all aspects and elevations 5-10mm. Suncrust/zipper crust in due South and SW aspects from 2500m down. Lots of tracks in the main lines and coming down from Sifton traverse.

Avalanche

Trigger Type
natural
Avalanche Size
1
Start Zone Aspect
E, N, NE, NW, S, SE, SW, W
Number Of Avalanches
2-5
Avalanche Observation
12to24hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
alp
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2025-02-19T04:42:00.000Z

Many loose point releases out of steep terrain all aspects due to solar warming.