Farnham - aka the unnamed glacier that we all call Farnham

Carte pour le rapport du Réseau d'information en montagne: Farnham - aka the unnamed glacier that we all call Farnham

Conditions de neige

La qualité du hors-piste était:
Excellente
Les conditions de neige étaient :
  • Poudreuse
Nous avons parcouru:
  • Pentes alpines
  • Pentes de faible inclinaison

Information

La journée était:
  • Nuageuse
  • De tempête
Conditions d'avalanche
  • 30 cm + de neige fraîche ou transport important de neige par le vent ou pluie au cours des dernières 48 heures

Commentaires

At 2700m, probing 120cm on the glacier. Tapers quickly to 50cm with a rain crust / MFc down 30cm at 2200m. We got to the top of the glacier and ski'd down in boot top powder that was the easiest skiing I've had here in over a decade at this time of year. We roped up. This place use to have minimal exposed crevasses, but there are lots of holes visible these days. Had to cross a snow bridge and could find lots of slots, which are more then ankle breakers now. Big change from 10 or 15 years ago.

We also crossed 3 or so size 2 - 2.5 wet slab avalanches from the past week on our approach up the road to the glacier. Path length on these 200m+ and would have pushed any size car or truck off the road.

We skid from 2800m to 1800m.

Happy skiing, but the biking is still good.