Steep Creek avalanches

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, cold, stormy

Ride Type

denseTrees, mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

deepPowder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSound

Spent March 2nd and 3rd in the area. Amazing snow but lots of signs of instabilities. Temps stayed cold at around -10C, little sun: - Saturday lots of whumpfing on the approach to the hut and above it primarily in the trees. A size 2-3 slide was visible North of Chute 56 bump. Saturday afternoon we skied supported under 30 deg slopes, and noticed a size 1.5-2 with a 1 m crown which was probably remotely triggered by another party. A number of pits nearby all showed a 90 cm storm snow releasing easily on a thick layer of facets. HS of 200 cm in the area. Other size 2-3 avalanches in the alpine, all aspects were visible. - Sunday the whumpfing continued, with some small precipitation overnight. Skied similar slopes as on Saturday. Witnessed another natural size 2 on extreme alpine terrain just above the lake that reached it in the morning. More naturals observed on steep terrain as the day progressed. We dug a few more pits at 2000 m West aspects all showing similar profiles, with main problem being a thick layer of facets at 70-90 cm.