Mount Gordon

Quick report

Weather

cold, cloudy

Ride Type

alpineSlopes

Stayed Away

steepSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

powder, crusty, windAffected

Summited Mount Gordon from Bow lake (FYI follow shoreline where possible, some slush encountered). Broke trail; conditions marginal @ & below treeline (see pic), i.e. new bald spots on skins. Cruised quickly through the canyon - ice over the creek made sketchy bridges that held. Avoided overhead, lee features that appeared loaded on N/E aspects, and stayed on mellow slopes <30deg; no evidence of activity despite slides initiated by LL ski patrol and the natural sz1.5-2 debris personally observed 35km to the S.E. @ ~2590m on the E face of Lipalian Mountain the day prior (12/10/24). Probed 1 crevasse, yet up to 210cm on the Wapta neve - average depth around 120cm overall - YMMV. Rock step onto Gordon’s summit ridge (see pic) - not sure if typical with more coverage.