Gideon Peak

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, cold

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

convexSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

crusty, hard

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab

Skinning below 1800m was difficult due to hard, slick surfaces. Above 1800m crust slowly broke down, and was breakable by ski's, making difficult ski conditions. Best skiing was smooth, planar slopes below 1800m. Didnt travel above 2000m

Weather

Avg Temp

-5

Max Temp

-3

Min Temp

-7

Wind Speed

windSpeedStrong

Blowing Snow

light

Sky Condition

brokenClouds

Wind Direction

SE

New Snow24 Hours

1

Storm Start Date

2026-03-16

Temperature Trend

steady

Precipitation Type

snow

Snowpack

Obs Type

summary

Site Aspect

E, N, NE, NW

Site Elevation

2000

Site Elevation Band

alp, tln

Surface Conditions

crust, variable

Below 1800m, trace amounts of new snow on top of supportive K crust Above 1800m, crust slowly becomes breakable by skis, making for difficult skiing, skiing improved as elevation increased, we didnt go above 2000m

Avalanche

Run Length

200

Slab Width

300

Trigger Type

natural

Wind Exposure

leeSlope

Avalanche Size

3

Slab Thickness

150

Start Zone Aspect

E, N, NE, NW, S, SE, SW, W

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Start Zone Incline

30

Avalanche Character

looseWet, wetSlab

Number Of Avalanches

11-50

Start Zone Elevation

2200

Runout Zone Elevation

1800

Avalanche Observation

24to48hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp, tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2026-03-21T23:00:00.000Z

Widespread natural cycle producing up to sz 3's on all aspect. Start zone's looked lower down on slope, on convex rolls. On Northerly facing slopes, stiff dense slabs observed, On Southerly aspects, more point release wet loose observed Ski cutting on steep test slopes produced no results as expected.