- Submitted by
- carm.tree
- Observations date
- Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 03:41
- Location
- 59.493360° N 136.412220° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Warm
Comments
Drove right through wind hammered Haines Pass (see photo) in hopes of finding something in Rainy Hollow not wind affected. Friends had found decent powder there on Friday, Dec. 30th. Alas, above 500 m elevation in open trees-treeline (west-facing) found the effects of the wind: extremely variable snow ranging from patches of pow, breakable crust to solid wind slab. Temperatures were warm from -4 to -1C during the day. Snowbanks were 4-5 ft in the Hollow area but only 1-2 feet in the pass(!)
