Gorman lake

Avalanche

sebravens · Apr 15, 2019 · North Columbia

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Quick report

Weather
warm, cloudy, sunny
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, steepSlopes
Stayed Away
sunnySlopes
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
heavy, deepPowder, powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionTemp, avalancheConditionSlab

Skied some north facing, large couloir. Snow is awesome up high on north facing slopes. Definetely not champagne but still low density in the top 10-15 cm. Probe many times on the way up to find different layer/slab in the snowpack under us. an average of 2.5 m on the slope. Sun poked out at around 3:45pm was +\- zero 1 hour after that. Good day on skis. Had the place to ourselves.

Weather

Got in the parking lot in a white out. Then clearing up progressively. Warm in the sun at the lake at 1900 - 2050 near zero or in the plus for sure.