Island Knuckleheads

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Conditions de neige

La qualité du hors-piste était:
OK
Les conditions de neige étaient :
  • Lourde
Nous avons parcouru:
  • Pentes convexes
  • Forêt dégagée
  • Pentes ensoleillées

Information

La journée était:
  • Ensoleillée
  • Chaude
Conditions d'avalanche
  • 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.

Commentaires

We spent the day touring around the Vic Cole Hut on Sentinel Ridge near Powell River. It was a late start after taking the ferry and we staged on the Vic Cole Road at ~1100 m. At tree line, we found 30-35 cm of new snow from yesterdays storm. The new snow overlies a supportive crust at treeline and above. As well as wet snow at lower elevations. Across the valley towards the Knuckles, we saw many size 1 wet loose avalanches on solar facing slopes from today’s warming. As well as a notable size 2.5 slab avalanche on the north aspect of little Knuck. Ski conditions were warm and heavy but made for decent spring turns. Big thanks to the Knucklehead Winter Recreation Association for showing us around their backyard and sharing some local knowledge!