Marinka Hill

Quick report

jeff · Apr 2, 2023 · Chilkat Pass

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy, sunny, windy
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
convexSlopes
Riding Quality
OK
Snow Conditions
crusty, powder, windAffected
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSound

Rode mellow slopes on Marinka Hill SE-aspect at 3,500'. Found protected snow away from the wind and solar effect. Drifted slopes had between 15-30cm wind slabs that was failing upon isolation over a 3cm hard old snow surface crust with facets underneath. More solar S-aspects had a sun crust from the day prior that warmed up then re-froze the surface. Noticed size 2 debris piles in Rainy Hallow and steep Three-guardsmen chutes that likely sloughed off over the widespread hard surfaces (melt-freeze crusts) after the recent snow. Saw scouring on southerly aspects and heard reports of softer non-wind effect deposits on the north side of three-guardsmen.

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