Trudeau shoulder

Submitted by
Darian Spagrud
Observations date
Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 17:00
Location
52.811777° N 119.399242° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Trudeau shoulder

Snow conditions

We stayed away from:
  • Steep slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Cold
  • Sunny
  • Windy
Avalanche conditions
  • Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Comments

good day up mount trudeau today. skiing in the trees was solid. a bit of recent snow on top of a supportive base made for fun fast skiing. at and above treeline was a writeoff with a fairly stiff windslab with lots of variablity on all aspects of the shoulder. visible wind transport blowing south on the feature while we were up there and some isolated shooting cracks on the north side of the shoulder.

the lowest elevations (~1300m and below) had a sun crust forming in open areas that was manageable during the ski out but will probably stiffen up overnight.