Here be dragons - gully south of Fraser Chutes

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dale.robert.heffernan · Feb 29, 2020 · White Pass West

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Weather
warm, foggy, cloudy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
convexSlopes
Riding Quality
Amazing
Snow Conditions
heavy, deepPowder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSound

Ended up in the gully south of Fraser chutes while traversing north from Byrant Lake. Light was extermely flat and vis was low. Heard a flairly good whumpf from a convex feature while attempting to gain elevation to avoid cornice+train trap. Snow south of the chutes was characterized by 25-30 cm of powder onto of a wind crush. The chutes them selves were amazing, deep heavy powder. Snow flet more coatal than i have ever seen in the Pass. Too bad the sun never really came out. The storm front moved in at ~2 pm with stronger south winds and more snow.