- Submitted by
- Brad Halt
- Observations date
- Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 19:00
- Location
- 60.211170° N 134.992860° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-134.99286,60.21117,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "East Stevens")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Hard
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
We sledded into the Paddy's area to take a look at the east face of Mt. Stevens. Coverage is good but overall snow depth is average, with lots of shallow wind exposed areas at alpine elevations, and plenty of sharks to avoid. There are significant wind slabs on all alpine aspects, and we remotely triggered two size 1.5 wind slabs on a SE facing loaded convexity from about 100 m away. Temperatures were around 0 (1500 m), 5-6 c at valley bottom (800 m). While skinning, we experienced several whumphs; the snowpack in the skiable area of Mt. Stevens is touchy and shallow, and terrain is complex with a lot of overhead exposure once you commit to the run. After a few turns we settled instead for sitting in the sun and taking in the views.
