East shoulder of Mt Haig

jon.berlie, Saturday 8th February, 2025 10:38PM

<p>Some shooting cracks and eerie hollow wind slabs on the cross loaded ridges. New soft slab was cracking and sliding off old wind slab. We ended up avoiding these areas and skiing low angle sheltered trees with no overhead hazard.</p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes, Dense trees, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Alpine slopes, Convex slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.

Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Snow Conditions

Deep powder.

Weather Conditions

Cold, Cloudy.

Location: 49.29744673 -114.42517754