Into the Alpine.

Submitted by
Yukon Field Team
Observations date
Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 21:45
Location
59.585880° N 135.017770° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Into the Alpine.

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Good
Snow conditions were:
  • Powder
  • Wind affected
We rode:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Open trees

Information

The day was:
  • Cloudy
  • Foggy
  • Sunny

Comments

After a long wait avalanche and weather conditions were finally ready for a big trip in the alpine. We pushed through the inversion into Big Y and Big Blue on the East side of the pass.

The valley fog (850 - 1200m) iced up googles and gloves, but once we punched through the visibility in the alpine was unlimited!

We connected a series of glaciers and valleys for a big travel day. We observed no signs of instability and felt confident connecting bigger pieces of alpine terrain.

Big Y / Big Blue glaciers snowpack depth ~ 220cm!