Na 2.5 On South Hector

Avalanche

jon.berlie · Dec 24, 2020 · East Side 93N

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Weather
cold, sunny
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
steepSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
deepPowder

Only 10 -20 new in the last few days. The new snow has stiffened up into soft and hard wind slabs on the alpine ridges. Some shooting cracks and whumphing in isolated cross loaded ridges in the sparse trees. We stuck to lower angle and did not venture higher into the wind affected alpine. Observed remnants of one larger 2.5 to 3 natural of the nw face of South hector

Avalanche

Looks like it came down yesterday. Sizable Na 2.5 to 3 off the NW ridge of South Hector peak.