Toward Lookout Col
Quick reportbarraclough.sian · Dec 14, 2024 · Glacier
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, stormy, windy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
- We skied up north side of Illicillewaet River toward Lookout Col, turned around at 1840m and down summer trail on south side of the river. - Cloudy and snowed all day with limited visibility at times. - 10 cm HST. - Wind moderate to strong above 1700m, with wind slabs forming and cracking observed. - Controlled skier-initiated very small wind slab releases on short, steep rolls above 1800m. - Rode mellow slopes with some small steep faces. - Instability test at 1550m - see Snowpack tab. - Observed loose dry avalanche off W or SW aspect steep rock face in alpine.
Weather
- Sky Condition
- brokenClouds
- New Snow24 Hours
- 10
- Storm Start Date
- 2024-12-13
- Storm Snow Amount
- 10
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Snowpack
- Depth
- 100
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- NE
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 1550
- Test Initiation
- none
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
Compression test at 1550m on 35 degree NE aspect moraine slope; HS 1m; HST 10 cm; CTN