Plan C: Wheeler Party

Riding quality was:

Terrible

Snow conditions were:

• Hard
• Heavy
• Wet
• Wind affected

We rode:

• Dense trees

We stayed away from:

• Alpine slopes
• Convex slopes
• Open trees
• Steep slopes

The day was:

• Cloudy
• Warm
• Wet

Avalanche conditions

• Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
• 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
• Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.

Plan A: Wapta

Plan B: Glacier Circle Cabin and Wheeler

Plan C: Wheeler Party, building sick jumps and Rappelling.

Stayed at Wheeler 26/27th, widespread Avy cycle Wednesday and continuing into Thursday with heavy rain all day in the pass. Evidence of up to size 3 in the Illecillewaet, practice slopes, and up from Perley Rock, Sir Donald had all run. We continued to hear natural avalanches from the Asulkan side through the day, and turned back where the uptrack comes into the first slide path up the Asulkan side.

Played it safe and made the best of the worst conditions!

Till next time!