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Pocaterra Ridge

rachelmorgan.ydHighwood Pass
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Quick report

Weather
cloudy, sunny
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, openTrees, mellowSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
powder, windAffected

Mix of sun and cloud, light winds. Treeline and below had 20-30cm fist snow overlaying skier compaction which gave great turns. In the alpine, snow was wind affected and cracking with no significant propogation. Avoided lee features. Found some sharks on the ridge (see tragic photo) but none further down. Two new size 1.5-2 avalanches seen from cornice failure on the headwall.

Avalanche

Trigger Type
natural
Avalanche Size
2
Start Zone Aspect
NE
Vegetation Cover
openSlope
Avalanche Character
corniceWithSlab, corniceOnly
Number Of Avalanches
2-5
Avalanche Observation
12to24hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
alp
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2024-11-26T07:00:00.000Z

Cornice failures triggering slabs below. Run outs beneath the headwall approx 150 and 190m. See photos.