Return from Helen MacKenzie

Submitted by
davidchristopherseymour
Observations date
Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 16:00
Location
49.733500° N 125.313790° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Return from Helen MacKenzie

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
OK
Snow conditions were:
  • Deep powder
We rode:
  • Dense trees
  • Mellow slopes
We stayed away from:
  • Alpine slopes
  • Convex slopes
  • Steep slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Cloudy
  • Stormy
Avalanche conditions
  • Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
  • 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Trail conditions on the hike out: there is no trail.
Overall depth at approximately 0830. About 25cm accumulated overnight by the lake and continued dumping throughout the morning. About 40+ cm fresh down by 10:30am
Small naturally caused avalanche, depth of slab about 5-10cm. This was very close to paradise Meadows.