Tropical in the Tantalus
Quick reportAbby Cooper · May 10, 2019 · Tantalus
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, sunny
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, sunnySlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- wet
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionTemp
It was tropical up there. No overnight freeze. Temps around 15 degrees at 2090m elevation. The snowpack is a series of facets ranging from 3-6mm and laminated MFcrusts - at least where we investigated but seemed wise spread. Isothermic snowpack and extremely variable in depths. Saw point releases and evidence of large slides pulling to the ground on SW facing slopes. Harsh snowline and lots of crevasses starting to pop open.
Snowpack
Broken results x2 at CTM2 down 45cm on MFcrust with 6mm facets above.