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Reactive Windslabs in Hermit/Swiss

Published
Jan 3rd, 2025 11:00 AM
benjamin.yeager
Glacier
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Type

quick

Coordinates

51.339940, -117.524600

Quick Observation
Loaded up the packs with all the fun gear and big aspirations for a day in the alpine. As soon as we were above treeline we were surprised by a strong north easterly wind that was transporting plenty of snow. We pushed on a bit higher but turned around after we started to see a small natural avalanche cycle starting and were getting plenty of shooting cracks. On our ski back towards Hermit we triggered numerous small cookies and a few size 1 windslabs on any steep tester slope. Protected areas had no wind effect and great skiing!
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