Wind loading everywhere

Quick report

Weather

cold, windy

Ride Type

cutBlocks

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

windAffected, powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound, avalancheConditionSnow

Strong Southerly wind at ridgetop and light winds at treeline building Slabs on north slopes. Recent avalanche activity observed on multiple aspects. Whumfing while traversing through small meadows in wind affected terrain was also noted. Small surface hoar ~5mm was also found below treeline on the runs.

Weather

Wind Speed

windSpeedModerate

Blowing Snow

moderate

Sky Condition

clear

Wind Direction

S

Storm Start Date

2025-01-03

Precipitation Type

none

Snowpack

Depth

95

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

E, NE

Site Elevation

1375

Ski Penetration

20

Site Elevation Band

tln

Whumpfing Observed

1

Avalanche

Trigger Type

natural

Wind Exposure

reverseLoadedSlope

Avalanche Size

1.5

Start Zone Aspect

NW, NE, SE

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Avalanche Character

windSlab, persistentSlab

Number Of Avalanches

2-5

Start Zone Elevation

1600

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2025-02-04T17:00:00.000Z

Multiple recent avalanches in North bowl over a variety of aspects. Furthermore 2 of the slides also stepped down to deeper layers.