Fraser Power
Quick reportinfo · Jan 15, 2022 · White Pass West
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, foggy, stormy, warm
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSound
Summary of obs from an AST class in the Fraser Chutes area: 1 whumpf in the Fraser gravel pit, otherwise no signs of instability. New snow from this week has consolidated into a slab, however it wasn't reactive in the areas that we travelled. Compression tests (CT) on a south-facing slope near 1100 m in a sheltered area: Repeated resistant planar failures above and below a faceting wind slab from last week's arctic air. Failures were approx 15 cm and 50 cm from the snow surface. Ski quality lower in the chutes was great.