Eclipse Glacier Basecamp
Quick reporttylerjay2 · Apr 30, 2026 · Yukon
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, stormy, windy, cold, sunny
- Ride Type
- steepSlopes, convexSlopes, sunnySlopes, alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, windAffected, hard, powder
Basecamp on/near Eclipse Glacier from April 22-30. 300cm+ on the glacier. Near ridge tops and larger passes snow bridges down to 60-80cm thick, evidence of sagging on the larger transverse crevasses. 30cm+ fresh snow on April 30th. Below this is a mixed interface with many firm wind pressed layers and a few crusts mid/lower snowpack. Lots of bare ice showing on Badham & Donjek faces. Proper boot crampons + ice axe certainly open your options.
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- summary
- Test Fracture
- unevenBreak
- Site Elevation
- 3000
- Test Initiation
- hard
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow, crust
Basecamp on/near Eclipse Glacier from April 22-30. 300cm+ on the glacier. Near ridge tops and larger passes snow bridges down to 60-80cm thick, evidence of sagging on the larger transverse crevasses. 30cm+ fresh snow on April 30th. Below this is a mixed interface with many firm wind pressed layers and a few crusts mid/lower snowpack. Lots of bare ice showing on Badham & Donjek faces. Proper boot crampons + ice axe certainly open your options.