Golden Ears Alpine/Subalpine

Quick report

Weather

warm, sunny

Ride Type

denseTrees

Stayed Away

steepSlopes, sunnySlopes, alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

terrible

Snow Conditions

wet, crusty

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionTemp

Avy debris from approx 20 loose-wet point sluff avalanches noted between Near Treeline to Alpine elevations on N/NE/E faces this AM. Size ranges from 1-2.5 depending on terrain (gullies were worst). Start zones were usually exposed rock or steep slopes. Snow is isothermal and very wet from 950-1150m. A weak freeze-thaw crust (2-4cm) was observed between 1150-1350m that was unable to hold the weight of a boot/human (likely higher elevations too but unable to verify). Crust rapidly disappeared between 0630-0800 due to solar warming, leading to human-triggered rollerballs and size 1 sluffs. Overnight temps never dropped below 11c, temp inversion present. Bailed on mountaineering objective due to Considerable avy risk. Use extreme caution, even in pre-dawn hours!

Weather

Avg Temp

12

Max Temp

13

Min Temp

10

Wind Speed

windSpeedCalm

Sky Condition

fewClouds

Temperature Trend

rising

Precipitation Type

none

Snowpack

Foot Penetration

15

Avalanche

Trigger Type

natural

Avalanche Size

1.5

Start Zone Aspect

N

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Start Zone Incline

45

Avalanche Character

looseWet

Number Of Avalanches

11-50

Start Zone Elevation

1500

Runout Zone Elevation

1200

Avalanche Observation

12to24hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2026-04-20T01:00:00.000Z