Boggy Beadnell

Another day of tough access conditions in the Beadnell/Adrian zone today. We punched a trail up the Eden Main and into the bogs, but found the base too lacking for practical travel beyond. There is essentially 100 cm of storm snow sitting on bare ground, or water. Early season hazards are very real right now and the cutblocks are terrifying to travel through. We caught a glimpse of alpine terrain through breaks in the cloud, but with 40 cm in the last 24 hours, it wasn't a surprise that no avalanche crowns were visible. We spied what looked to be buried debris from a size 2 avalanche in the upper Beadnell Bowl. Our high point of 1250 m didn't impart much about alpine conditions, but we did notice one of our recent storm interfaces still producing clean but stubborn shears down about 50 cm. We didn't see any wind transport from the peaks. Shout out to the Parksville crew! Teamwork makes the dream work. 💪