Farnham - aka the unnamed glacier that we all call Farnham

Riding quality was:

Good

Snow conditions were:

• Powder

We rode:

• Alpine slopes
• Mellow slopes

The day was:

• Cloudy
• Stormy

Avalanche conditions

• 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.

At 2700m, probing 120cm on the glacier. Tapers quickly to 50cm with a rain crust / MFc down 30cm at 2200m. We got to the top of the glacier and ski'd down in boot top powder that was the easiest skiing I've had here in over a decade at this time of year. We roped up. This place use to have minimal exposed crevasses, but there are lots of holes visible these days. Had to cross a snow bridge and could find lots of slots, which are more then ankle breakers now. Big change from 10 or 15 years ago.

We also crossed 3 or so size 2 - 2.5 wet slab avalanches from the past week on our approach up the road to the glacier. Path length on these 200m+ and would have pushed any size car or truck off the road.

We skid from 2800m to 1800m.

Happy skiing, but the biking is still good.