Ursus creek

Quick report

ganipilo · Mar 17, 2019 · Little Yoho

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Weather
warm, sunny
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, denseTrees
Stayed Away
steepSlopes, sunnySlopes
Riding Quality
OK
Snow Conditions
heavy, wet
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionTemp

Witnessed numerous wet snow class 1-2 avalanches on steep south and souteast aspects slopes overhanging Ursus creek. Also, big cornices are overhanging most of the north aspect of the ridgeline linking Catamount, Bagheera and McGill. Observed easy result on a compression test on the top 15cm wind slab in the bowl north of catamount pass. These conditions made for tricky travel under potential cross-fire on the skin track up Ursus creek.