- Submitted by
- AlexM
- Observations date
- Sunday, June 9, 2024 at 18:00
- Location
- 50.529840° N 115.207950° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Heavy
- Wet
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Steep slopes
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
Snow starts at 2000m, with skinable condition at 2100m.
Aster lake still fully frozen.
Freezing level around 2500m overnight. Glacier travel was straightforward, no crevasse or sag visible. Only found refrozen snow.
Wind affected snow started around 3100m, quickly becoming slaby. At 3250m we found 15 to 20cm 1F slab.
CTM 11 dn 20, CTM 15 dn 45, both RP on facets. Repeatable (x2).
Winds were light all day. Snow on the glacier was still fully frozen 1100.
Probed up to 250cm on the glacier.
Observed numerous large wet loose on our way out.
