Cayoosh Mountain

Quick report

Weather

warm, sunny

Snow Conditions

windAffected, powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionTemp

Very warm day out, especially on the glacier which was getting baked in the sun with little to no wind. We saw cornice debris on the glacier which presumably came from the features on the south side. On the north end of the glacier, we heard rock fall and found some fallen rocks. Cornices are looming over the NE slope before the summit block and one is quite large (see photo).

Weather

Wind Speed

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Sky Condition

clear

Wind Direction

S

Temperature Trend

rising

Snowpack

Obs Type

summary

Site Aspect

S, NE, N

Site Elevation Band

alp, tln, btl

Surface Conditions

variable

Pinwheeling observed all day almost everywhere and tree bombs on the way down in the afternoon. We heard rock fall and found fallen rocks on the north end of the glacier. There’s a large cornice looming over the NE face prior to the summit block, and on the summit there’s a cornice overhanging the northern aspect below. Wind affected snow in some areas above the glacier with quite a bit of wind coming through from the north at the col.