Sunny and calm in White Pass
Quick reportjamesminifie · Feb 21, 2018 · White Pass West
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, sunnySlopes
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- OK
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, windAffected, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSound
Widespread whumpfing on all aspects and at all elevations. Failures propagated across entire terrain features. Shooting cracks in steeper test slopes also present. See avalanche obs for avalanche report.
Avalanche
As we crossed Customs, we noted a size 2 slab out of the climbers right side of Halcyon gully (see photo). Witnesses reported seeing the avalanche occur on Saturday (Feb 17th) along with skiers in the immediate area of the avalanche. This AST trained observer assumed a skier trigger or skier remote. Though this avalanche is now 5 days old, it is significant as the underlying avalanche problem still exists in the area.