Tunnel Creek
Quick reportm.lewis434 · Jan 12, 2022 · Northwest Coastal
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy, warm, wet, windy
- Ride Type
- convexSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- heavy, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionTemp
Ventured through the rain to tunnel creek hut for the night. Sticky snow = tough skinning. Rain turned to snow approx 200m below the hut. Surprisingly good skiing in trees above. Keep it high and tight!
Weather
below freezing from Tunnel hut and above - wet and wild below
Snowpack
ECT resistant planer on facets down 30cm (storm snow) Hard Result (21) sudden planar on facets/crust down 70cm (PWL) Hard result (24) No surface signs of instability observed, fast creamy pow in the trees above Tunnel Creek Hut from the ridge down. Very wet snow and rain approx 100m below hut to the highway. Thank God for Goretex!