Three Guardsman powder day!
Quick reportsechisholm · Jan 18, 2016 · Chilkat Pass
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, sunny, windy
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- powder
Beautiful day at Three Guardsmen, 20-25 cm blower powder on top of 80-120 cm base. Compression test (CH 40cm) revealed the persistent surface hoar layer 30-40 cm down in two separate locations. Weather was calm and sunny in the morning, clouded over and wind picked up to around 30 km/hr from the NW by the end of the day, moving snow and filling in our tracks. No signs of fresh avalanche along the pass, but expect some wind loading overnight.