Wendy Thompson Jaunt out
Avalanchek.hanak · Feb 15, 2022 · Duffey
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, sunny
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, denseTrees, sunnySlopes
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, powder
Spent 2 days out at the hut checking out the area. Conditions were far better then expected, especially on the east and north facing aspects. The first day we checked out the snow, dug a pit and rode low angle slopes around the hut. We spent day 2 heading toward Mt. Marriot to check it out. The sun affected slopes made for some not ideal side hilling but it was minimal. About 10-20cm of ski pen on wind loaded ridges made for great skinning. We had to bootpack up a solar slope to gain a high ridge that was perfect softness for good steps later in the day. We then rode low angle back to the hut. On our way out we had some minimal cracking underfoot, a 2-5cm wind slab on a unsupported slope. We skied trees with deep pow to the lake.
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Sky Condition
- fewClouds
- Snowfall Rate
- 1
- New Snow24 Hours
- 3
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Skies were clear for our 2 day trip with some minimal snow at night.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 320
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- NE
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Site Elevation
- 2060
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Depth
- 20
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- variable, facets, newSnow, crust
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- facets
We dug a pit yesterday on a NE aspect at 2060m and found a reactive layer about 10-20cm down. CTM 13 down 20 on facets (or possible graupel). This layer responded as Easy to shovel shear test, no propagation on extended column and we also did a propagation saw test about 1m down to what seemed like a Mid-late Jan crust with facets, no propagation.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 150
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Start Zone Aspect
- SW
- Avalanche Character
- looseWet
- Number Of Avalanches
- 2-5
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1800
- Avalanche Observation
- moreThan48hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp, tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2022-02-15T16:00:00
Several size 1 to 2 wet loose avalanches starting from rocks on the steep SW slopes prior to the Marriot basin. We crossd several parties and that said these were old. We, as well as the other party at the hut, saw no avanche activity from 13-16 Feb while travelling the area.