Wind loading up Alexander
southrockies,
Thursday 2nd February, 2023 3:50PM
<p>Went sledding in a west facing bowl on the divide. Found more soft snow available for transport than we expected and the wind was loading constantly while we were out there. So much so that we saw a couple of small natural wind slab avalanches come down while we were there. So we stuck to mellow trees well away from any overhead hazard and had good sledding!</p>
Terrain Ridden
Dense trees, Mellow slopes, Open trees.
Avalanche Conditions
Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Snow Conditions
Powder.
Weather Conditions
Sunny, Windy.
Location: 49.71889000 -114.71573000