Reverse loading in the Bonningtons
Quick reportdannywcox · Feb 27, 2019 · Bonnington
Quick report
- Weather
- cold, windy, cloudy
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, hard, windAffected, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound
A cold and windy day on the ridges between Copper Mountain and Empire Peak with sustained strong NE winds. Lots of whumfing, cracking and a couple small remote triggers of recent wind slabs from the ridge tops. Take note that the easterly winds have reverse loaded the ridge tops and reactive slabs have formed opposite the typical cornices which may be hidden with incoming snowfall.