Cirque Peak Outlier
Quick reportjeff · Dec 15, 2018 · East Side 93N
Quick report
- Weather
- windy, cloudy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, denseTrees
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, alpineSlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
We skied very conservatively, due to the recent snow in the Rockies. We expected widespread instabilities and saw the results of many size 2 avalanches on our drive home. On Cirque Peak outlier, we did not encounter whoomphing or shooting cracks. Wind slab was present near treeline but had 10cm of stormsnow on top. A quick treeline pit produced CT13/14 SC down 40 and a ECTN14. Interface between 4finger storm snow and fist facets. Alpine looked like it had significant wind effect but we did not venture higher.