Cirque Sub-Peak

Avalanche

J Brent Peters · Dec 5, 2019 · East Side 93N

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Quick report

Weather
cold, sunny
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, sunnySlopes
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
deepPowder, powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab

We stayed away from lee slopes. Moderate westerlies were transporting snow at ridgetop on Mts Temple, Olive, Gordon, Crowfoot. On drive home we observed numerous Sz 1-1.5 slab avalanches on lee loaded alpine slopes along Mt Crowfoot.

Avalanche

East face of Mt Jimmy Simpson Large slab in centre gully running into tree line trees.