Took a peep at the steep

Quick report

Weather

cloudy

Ride Type

convexSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

powder, windAffected

We went for a walk-up Steep creek today to investigate some impressive avalanche reports our friends over at BC Highways led us on to. The skin track was fast and well set from the highway up to the bottom of the bowl. The intel was spot on, we observed a size 2.5 slab avalanche, reportedly triggered by a skier remotely over the weekend. The debris ran full path to the toe of the opposing ridge, taking out 30-40 year old trees with it. We climbed to ridge top and observed another remotely triggered large slab avalanche (size 3) in Hunter's bowl. Winds were light from the south and light snow transport was occurring. We dug two profiles on SSW aspects at 1960 m & 2180 m, two very different stories. Below Treeline, we had no test results and the snowpack was generally rounded. Snow Depth was 300 cm, great skiing. Our treeline profile, near the old crown from the size 2.5, produced ECTP15 down 32 cm, failing on facets sitting on a crust. Below this surface layer of concern, the rest of the snowpack was predominantly facets and crust as well. This is likely causing the large avalanches we are seeing. Skiing was terrific in wind sheltered areas, awesome day at the Duffy!

Weather

Avg Temp

-5

Min Temp

1

Wind Speed

windSpeedLight

Blowing Snow

light

Sky Condition

brokenClouds

Snowfall Rate

1

Wind Direction

SW

Storm Start Date

2025-03-14

Temperature Trend

steady

Precipitation Type

snow

Snowpack

Depth

152

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

W

Site Elevation

2206

Ski Penetration

25

Test Initiation

moderate

Foot Penetration

30

Cracking Observed

1

Test Failure Depth

32

Site Elevation Band

btl, tln

Surface Conditions

newSnow

Whumpfing Observed

1

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

facets

30 cm of New snow on top of crust with facets on top.

Avalanche

Trigger Type

skier

Wind Exposure

crossLoadedSlope

Avalanche Size

3

Slab Thickness

35

Trigger Sub Type

remote

Start Zone Aspect

N, NW, W

Trigger Distance

101

Vegetation Cover

sparseTrees

Start Zone Incline

40

Avalanche Character

persistentSlab, windSlab

Crust Near Weak Layer

1

Number Of Avalanches

2-5

Start Zone Elevation

2201

Runout Zone Elevation

520

Weak Layer Burial Date

2025-03-14

Avalanche Observation

moreThan48hrsAgo

Weak Layer Crystal Type

facets, stormSnow

Start Zone Elevation Band

tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2025-03-16T23:05:00.000Z

Two remote triggered avalanches from the weekend. Skiers in the uphill at the ridge. Stability tests near crown line ECTP 15 30cm down with facets on top of the crust. Northern aspect/ Hunters bowl: Size 3 with secondary releases over the bowl. Western aspect: size 2.5; several 35 year old tree snapping in the debris...