- Submitted by
- jcoreyhamilton
- Observations date
- Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 15:00
- Location
- 49.851460° N 123.003990° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
Comments
We summited and skied the NE Face. Boot-top sastrugi (seriously) from mid-way up the glacier to just below the bergschrund. The schrund can be crossed at the climber's right, but be weary. What looked completely bridged with zero sag, probed 40cm of wind compressed snow on top of air (the abyss). About 5 metres further right and we found enough bridging to cross. The upper panel provided excellent boot packing and some fun turns. 300+ cm on the Glacier. Light winds on the summit, but the wind picked up after we were off the face.