Fraser South Couloir & "Little Chamonix

Carte pour le rapport du Réseau d'information en montagne: Fraser South Couloir & "Little Chamonix

Conditions de neige

La qualité du hors-piste était:
Excellente
Les conditions de neige étaient :
  • Croûtée
  • Poudreuse abondante
  • Poudreuse
  • Affectée par le vent
Nous avons parcouru:
  • Pentes alpines
  • Pentes de faible inclinaison
  • Forêt dégagée
  • Pentes raides
  • Pentes ensoleillées

Information

La journée était:
  • Nuageuse

Commentaires

Saturday - Fraser Ridge South Couloir: Strong south wind was transporting snow onto north aspects all day. South aspects were wind scoured/sastrugi up high, but decent soft wind affected snow/corn lower down. We saw multiple sloughs off Fraser Peak (north aspects) from serious/extreme terrain. One party skied the Big Kahuna, seemingly from the summit. Mostly sunny with some cloud.

Sunday - Taiya "Little Chamonix": Given the wind loading observed on north aspects, we opted for a south aspect. Skied the wide couloir/pass on the south face of Taiya. A very supportive crust made for excellent travel, and topped with 10-25 cm of fresh powder, skiing was great. No evidence of wind/storm slab consolidation on the south aspects we skied; however, with the strong crust 10-25 cm down, I anticipate the snow could consolidate in the coming days. A couple of old small sloughs from extreme terrain were observed, but no activity today.