Cleavage to Home Run

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Cleavage to Home Run

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Good
Snow conditions were:
  • Heavy
  • Wet
We rode:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Open trees
  • 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

A lap of cleavage down to the junction then over to home run to get out. Snow was surprisingly fun. Was fast enough and boot deep in the shade. Anywhere with direct sun was like glue. Dug a few hand pits and found slabby feeling consolidated snow on north faces around 1500m on top of a bit of a layer of less consolidated but dense snow.