Saddleback Pass
Quick reportJesse Kitteridge · Feb 21, 2021 · Lake Louise
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, stormy, warm, windy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- OK
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound
Observed 1 slab avalanche (size 1.5) @ 11:30am, and saw evidence of two others (size 2) all on N facing slope of Saddle Mountain @ 2200m (see photo 1) Size 2 avalanche has slid down the fourth (final) avalanche path across the skin track/summer hiking trail (see photo 2). Appears likely to have slid within previous 24 hours. E-facing slope, start zone @2400m, ran ~250m. Winds high all day, gusting to ~70km/hr generally from W-SW.