Clemina

La qualité du hors-piste était:

Incroyable

Les conditions de neige étaient :

• Poudreuse

Nous avons parcouru:

• Forêt dense
• Pentes de faible inclinaison
• Forêt dégagée

Nous sommes restés à l'écart de:

• Pentes alpines
• Pentes convexes

La journée était:

• Nuageuse
• Brumeuse

Conditions d'avalanche

• Avalanches de plaque datant d'aujourd'hui ou d'hier.
• Whoumfs ou bruits sourds ou fissures qui se propagent.

Tried to gain the alpine ridge behind the Clemina Hut, turned around after observing large settlements traveling 50+ meters on relatively low angle terrain (~25°). 20-25cm of fresh snow above 1300m, fresh surface hoar starting at 1800m. Depth was variable, probed 180-280cm at treeline. Dug a quick pit at 1800m, storm snow didn't fail as a slab, but a weak layer 30cm down failed at one shoulder-tap, on burried surface hoar. Observed a slide just above treeline on the 14th, as seen in picture 3. Failed on a steep convex roll, at an unknown depth.

Low visibility all day, high of -5, flurries beginning in the afternoon.

The main slide path (south of the cabin) skied very nicely, with no signs of instability below treeline.