Wheaton Valley - Mt. Anderson

Quick report

Weather

warm, windy

Ride Type

mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

convexSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSound

Travelled up to 1450m elevation along the slopes to the south of Mt Anderson. Well preserved low density snow at treeline and below (depths up to 50cm) but wind affect on all aspects above 1300m in the alpine. The alpine snowpack is thin and shallow and ranges from 60-110 cm depending on extent of wind loading. Dug a pit on a NE facing slope at 1450m: easy shears in the upper pack on crust/facet interfaces down 25 and down 60. CT3(SC) @ 60cm was the most pronounced result. Basal facets exist at a thickness of approximately 10cm but the failures are all occurring in the middle/upper layers. Beautiful day to be out walking in the mountains. The skiing, not so much...