- Submitted by
- Iannick Cyr Michaud
- Observations date
- Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 19:19
- Location
- 50.813661° N 117.925148° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Windy
Comments
Went back for more on McCrea.
There was a constant howling wind coming from Southeast (ish). Immediate leeward side had a 10-15cm wind slabs.
The glacier got a full reset over 4 days with a new 10cm on top. We dug a mini pit and found the reset put a 10-15cm slab on top of a pretty significant layer of facets. I’d say it was a sudden collapse on the 22 tap (or 2nd hard tap).
WATCH OUT FOR CREVASSES! Probing going up the second lap, we probed into the abyss. I did a quick draw up of crevasses I’ve seen over the 3 times I’ve been up this week.
Be safe and have fun out there!
