Fraser chutes

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Fraser chutes

Snow conditions

Riding quality was:
Good
Snow conditions were:
  • Powder
We rode:
  • Dense trees
  • Mellow slopes
  • Open trees
We stayed away from:
  • Alpine slopes

Information

The day was:
  • Cloudy
  • Warm
Avalanche conditions
  • Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.

Comments

Great day of riding in the white pass. Even had a short bit of bluebird weather.

In trees snow seems to be consolidating well with about 10-15cm since out Tuesday. In alpine there is a small slab forming on localized features. Seems to be slab

Dug a pit on a sw facing slope at 1250m. Snow depth was 1.6m Air temp was 1c, t10 was -4 and t20 was -20. Did an ect and had a full planar fracture at 25 down. This is the same depth we had failures on the small features.

Amazing riding tree line and down