Bail out on Jeffrey

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Bail out on Jeffrey

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Terrible
Snow conditions were:
  • Heavy
  • Wet
We rode:
  • Cut blocks
  • Dense trees
  • Mellow slopes
We stayed away from:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Convex slopes
  • Steep slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Foggy
  • Warm
Avalanche conditions
  • Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
  • Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.

Comments

Snow was heavy and wet. We had to turn around due to wet snow accumulation under skin, make progression difficult. We heard one woump on the way up on the young forest lower section of the trail. On the way down, many small wet slab due to ski cut (see pictures)