Pilsner sluffing

Submitted by
Katerina Maluschnig
Observations date
Friday, February 23, 2024 at 23:00
Location
51.380000° N 116.497590° W
Reporting on
  • Ice conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Pilsner sluffing

Ice conditions

Name of climb
Pilsner Pillar
Wind was:
  • Blowing snow above the climb
  • Blowing snow across the valley
  • Blowing snow on the climb

Information

The day was:
  • Warm
  • Windy

Comments

Saw a large sluff (size 1-1.5) run over Pilsner Pillar.

Would definitely have knocked a climber off, and swept a belayer down the hill/buried them a bit.

Sluff originated in alpine and followed red line down entraining more snow on the way and running over top of climb. Only caught the remnants of sluff in the photo.
Sluff originated in alpine and followed red line down entraining more snow on the way and running over top of climb. Only caught the remnants of sluff in the photo.