Glide Crack

Quick report

timjamesmckee · Feb 17, 2025 · St. Mary

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy
Ride Type
steepSlopes, alpineSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
convexSlopes
Riding Quality
amazing
Snow Conditions
deepPowder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSound

Noted a large glide crack in the large east facing alpine bowl above branch C. I very rarely venture up to the bowl, so I don’t know if that’s a regular occurrence or not. Also had multiple whumphs just below the ridge crest and on the ridge itself. Ski cuts of steep slopes produced no results other than some surface sloughing.

Snowpack

Depth
140
Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
E
Site Elevation
2100
Ski Penetration
20
Cracking Observed
1
Site Elevation Band
alp
Whumpfing Observed
1