Feather East Face
Quick reportdale.robert.heffernan · Mar 21, 2018 · Vancouver Island
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