- Submitted by
- Squam155
- Observations date
- Monday, January 6, 2025 at 18:00
- Location
- 49.842370° N 123.009800° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-123.0098,49.84237,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Nch'Kay- Atwell NW Face Obs")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Mellow slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Cut blocks
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
Comments
Jan 5th low level cloud gave some spectacular visuals of Nch'Kay Massif. Notable was the appearance of a mid season snow pack in extremely steep terrain. Based on many years of Obs up there.
Rock is caked with Rind.
I departed to building N wind as sun set behind Tantalus Range.
Returned Jan 6th and observed 2 large crowns on the North Face. Suspect Cornice Failure trigger during the night with propagation into the neighboring Couloir.
Avalanche info are estimates. Runout obscured by landscape.
We rode N facing low angle supported terrain and found excellent winter conditions.
