Lookout! Glacier Crest Windslab
Observed Feb 10, 2025, 11:30 a.m. PST · Selkirks
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Quick report
- Comment
- Backed off the skin up to the Illecillewaet Glacier/Lookout Col when we encountered signs of instability/windslab. Went to the paths below The Overlook and had lovely turns in the sun!
- Weather
- Cold, Sunny
- Ride type
- Sunny slopes
- Avalanche conditions
- Avalanche condition sound
Avalanche report
- Comment
- Wind affect and then shooting cracks with a terrain trap below had us back off our skin up. We moved down to less consequential terrain and popped off a small little windslab (photo). Ripped the skins and heading to the paths below The Overlook for some warm, sunny, hot laps.
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
- Slab thickness
- 10
- Trigger sub type
- Intentional
- Start zone aspect
- W
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
- Avalanche character
- Wind slab
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Start zone elevation
- 1846
- Start zone elevation band
- Alp
- Avalanche occurrence datetime
- 2025-02-10T19:24:00.000Z
Weather report
- Avg temp
- -20
- Comment
- -26 leaving the car at around 10:30. -16 at the car at 16:30. Beach weather in the sun, uncomfortable in the shade.
- Max temp
- -16
- Wind speed
- Wind speed light
- Blowing snow
- None
- Sky condition
- Clear
- Temperature trend
- Rising
- Precipitation type
- None