Eclipse Glacier Basecamp

Riding quality was:

OK

Snow conditions were:

• Crusty
• Hard
• Powder
• Wind affected

We rode:

• Alpine slopes
• Convex slopes
• Steep slopes
• Sunny slopes

The day was:

• Cloudy
• Cold
• Stormy
• Sunny
• Windy

Basecamp on/near Eclipse Glacier from April 22-30.

300cm+ on the glacier. Near ridge tops and larger passes snow bridges down to 60-80cm thick, evidence of sagging on the larger transverse crevasses.

30cm+ fresh snow on April 30th. Below this is a mixed interface with many firm wind pressed layers and a few crusts mid/lower snowpack.

Lots of bare ice showing on Badham & Donjek faces. Proper boot crampons + ice axe certainly open your options.