Wind Slab Everywhere
Quick reportandrewserack · Mar 3, 2021 · Chilkat Pass
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, alpineSlopes, sunnySlopes
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, windAffected, hard
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
All aspects through the pass were severely wind affected. There was both significant snowfall and wind the few days prior, so we didn't risk skiing into any steep terrain. The wind had formed a dense, crusty slab over the entire surface up to 3" thick. We skinned up and skied down Peak 1446.

