Warmup Witnessed

Quick report

Weather

warm, wet

Ride Type

mellowSlopes, openTrees, denseTrees

Stayed Away

steepSlopes, alpineSlopes, convexSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

heavy, wet

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound, avalancheConditionTemp

2 nights at Keith's Hut. Great riding on North facing ridge from Hut down to Landslide Sunday before it warmed up with wet snow/rain over the last 2 days. Shooting crack Monday while skinning up towards Vantage Ridge from approach to col. Some thin <10 cm wind slabs noted in spots. Skiied mellow open trees. Pinwheels observed on steep slopes. Tuesday morning observed 5 multiple natural sz 1 to 2+ avalanches coming from Joffre Peak area visible from landslide, and one from Vantage Peak (see photo) snow saturated from 1700 m though fresh snow on trees seen not far above the hut.