White queen slide

Avalanche

Marley Macintosh · Dec 26, 2020 · North Rockies

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Weather

Poor visibility and cloudy at summit 2078m clear below 1500m

Snowpack

40 cms of settled storm snow on earlier rain crust with 10 cms of fresh snow. Wind loading creating deep pockets with thinner snow on wind affected aspects.

Avalanche

Skiing along the treeline on left side of white queen avalanche path. Triggered small soft slab avalanche on a convex roll on the first bench approx 1700m. Party of 2 neither were caught in the slide. Lower elevations produced no activity. Will not allow me to upload pictures.