Anniversary Glacier and Joffre

Quick report

Weather

cold, sunny

Ride Type

openTrees

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

deepPowder, windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab

Thin snow coverage on cerise creek approach, alders trying to swallow you. Coverage got better at treeline and alpine, measured 240-260cm on anniversary glacier. Great snow! Wind affected slopes near exposed southern aspects in the alpine. Aussie had formed a variable wind slab up to 20-25cm thick near the top 2/3 (as reported by another group ahead of us), with 8-10cm slab in bottom 1/3.

Weather

Wind Speed

windSpeedLight

Blowing Snow

light

Sky Condition

clear

Wind Direction

N

Temperature Trend

steady

Spindrift observed on all peaks in group

Snowpack

Depth

250

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

S

Test Fracture

sudden

Site Elevation

2500

Ski Penetration

30

Test Initiation

veryEasy

Foot Penetration

45

Cracking Observed

1

Test Failure Depth

10

Site Elevation Band

alp

Surface Conditions

variable

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

stormSnow