Fraser Chutes

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Fraser Chutes

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Good
Snow conditions were:
  • Deep powder
We rode:
  • Mellow slopes
We stayed away from:
  • Convex slopes
  • Steep slopes

Information

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

Comments

Possibly 30+ cm new snow in last 48 hours, hard to tell. Lots of fresh powder, but a worrying weak layer at one metre deep that failed on a mellow slope with a wide propagation.