Awesome at Atlas (views that is)

Quick report

southrockies · Jan 26, 2023 · Littoral

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Quick report

Weather
sunny, warm, windy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
steepSlopes
Riding Quality
Terrible
Snow Conditions
crusty, hard, windAffected
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionTemp

With the mostly clear sky, we were able to see lots of terrain and we didn’t see any natural avalanches, even out of steep alpine terrain. Staged out of Atlas today and headed up the (awesomely groomed … thanks CrowSnow Riders !) Allison Creek trail to check things out. Sure enough; the snowpack was shallow, faceted, crusty in some areas, wind hardened in others, and stripped to the ground in windward alpine terrain. Soooooooooo we enjoyed the sunshine, warm temps (+4 at 1700m), got out of the wind, which was strong to extreme up at the mountain tops. We soaked in the amazing scenery while we did some rescue practice with our transceivers: multiple victim, close-proximity, and deep-burial. We simulated deep burial by setting up a high line between two trees. Looking around and touring around on our sleds, we were able to see lots of terrain, and didn’t see any natural avalanches, nor any snow transport (er …. its all already blown away ?!)

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