- Submitted by
- abarke28
- Observations date
- Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 17:30
- Location
- 49.163380° N 121.216470° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-121.21647,49.16338,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Silvertip NW Gully")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Deep powder
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
Hiked Silvertip via the NW gully. Minimal new snow in area. Large avalanche debris at base of Silvertip NW gully, nearly the entire gully has slid down to a icy bed layer close to the ground. Solid melt-freeze crusts at lower elevations on non-shady aspects. At ~2000m on Northern aspects, encountered deep unconsolidated powder from wind deposit. No slab formation. South side of ridge crest was wind scoured.
On the hike out, observed steep, unsupported, solar aspects slide in Sumallo Cirque at 1030am. Size 2-3.