Feather East Face

Quick report

dale.robert.heffernan · Mar 21, 2018 · Vancouver Island

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Quick report

Weather
windy, sunny
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
steepSlopes, convexSlopes
Snow Conditions
windAffected, powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSound

Weather

winds started as calm from the north, then at 2 pm picked up to 40-50 km/h with guest of 60 km/h.... traversing the ridge was not pleasant

Snowpack

Elevation: 1725 m Aspect: NE – E Temperature: -8oC Time: 1 pm Conditions: sunny, 15 km/h winds from the north Snow depth: 190 cm Pit depth: 120 cm Lat: 59.621480 Lon: -135.214512 Layer summary: ~15 cm new snow ~40 cm consolidated snow Ice/rain cust ~15 cm ice crystals (was well bonded, fist hardness) ~30 cm well bonded icy snow Same as above but harder