St. Nic Circumnavigation
Quick reportJeffMcK · Jan 26, 2025 · Glacier
Quick report
- Weather
- cold, warm, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, alpineSlopes
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, hard
Major widespread wind effect observed. Ok but still variable ski quality on the toe of Bow glacier mainly due to snow deposited via downflow winds.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 10
- Slab Width
- 6
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- downFlow
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Slab Thickness
- 30
- Start Zone Aspect
- W
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 35
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2080
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 2070
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- btl
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2025-01-26T22:31:00.000Z
No naturals observed. 1 Skier triggered windslab size 1 occurred as the second skier in group was traversing above canyon to get into the canyon during exit. Isolated, stubborn. Ref last 3 photos