Beadnell

La qualité du hors-piste était:

Incroyable

Les conditions de neige étaient :

• Poudreuse abondante
• Lourde
• Affectée par le vent

Nous avons parcouru:

• Pentes alpines
• Pentes de faible inclinaison
• Forêt dégagée
• Pentes ensoleillées

Nous sommes restés à l'écart de:

• Pentes convexes
• Pentes raides

La journée était:

• Nuageuse
• Ensoleillée
• Venteuse

Conditions d'avalanche

• Avalanches de plaque datant d'aujourd'hui ou d'hier.
• 30 cm + de neige fraîche ou transport important de neige par le vent ou pluie au cours des dernières 48 heures
• Augmentation rapide de la température jusqu'à près ou au-dessus de 0°C ou neige mouillée en surface.

2 day trip to Beadnell

Saturday:

Approached Beadnell from the west side. Light rain turned to snow above ~1100m. By the evening, ~6cm of new snow had accumulated. Bond with underlying crust was weak, making for challenging, slippery skinning. Wind picked up strength from the south, scouring south aspects down to ice.

Sunday:

Woke to 30cm fresh, light powder, and strong southerly winds. Stuck to low angle slopes, especially avoiding windloaded north aspects. Observed a size 1 natural off the northwest aspect of Beadnell. Also remote triggered a 30cm thick, 5m wide <1 windslab on a small north facing convexity. Southeast aspects had much less snow (scoured by wind), and were much more stable. By 11am the sun came out and temperatures rose above zero nearly to the summit, snow became heavy. Our exit to the car was a tough slog through 30-40cm of heavy powder.