Destiny Ridge
Quick reportrupertw · Feb 25, 2025 · Icefields
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, warm
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, denseTrees, sunnySlopes
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
The 20-30cm of recent storm snow in the Hilda area provided remarkably good skiing in the alpine. Getting up to the alpine was hard work in a weak and unconsolidated below treeline snowpack. There was minimal indication of an unstable snowpack, just one whumph that ran out less than 5m on Destiny Ridge.
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedCalm
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- brokenClouds
- New Snow24 Hours
- 0
- Storm Start Date
- 2025-02-23
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- none
Wind was limited to alpine ridges where it was light.
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- S
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Whumpfing Observed
- 1
Above treeline, great powder skiing. 30cm sits above a stiff crust beneath which the snowpack feels faceted and unconsolidated. In the valley bottom to treeline the snow depth is between 70cm-120cm. Caution needed at all elevations due to rocks and stumps.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 20
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Start Zone Aspect
- SE
- Start Zone Incline
- 45
- Avalanche Character
- looseDry
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Avalanche Observation
- 12to24hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2025-02-26T03:21:00.000Z
A small point release climber right of Destiny Ridge