- Submitted by
- Mike Rayner
- Observations date
- Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 07:41
- Location
- 50.090980° N 122.862510° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
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Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Heavy
- Wet
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Sunny slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
Did the Spearhead Traverse March 16/17. Good conditions on the 16th, apart from whiteout conditions on the Platform Glacier. Anticipated warmer temps on the 17th and left early to avoid the bulk of the warming. There was a wet slide (size 1 approx) from Iago Peak, and multiple small slides from surrounding peaks. We used caution around cornices, which are pretty big from Benvolio through to Whirlwind Peak.