Rogers Peak

<p>Warm snow surface due to sunny skies. Air temperature at -2.7C. Dug a snow pit. Result from compression test at 2800m before south face ascent: Sudden planar fracture at 20cm Sudden planar fracture at 50cm No facets or hoar present. We think it was sliding on a super thin freeze-thaw crust interface. Hard to identify crystals. Medium cause for concern. Bootpacking up the south face gave us confidence as we felt the different layers. Top of Rogers was wind-compacted and made for some tricky skiing. Surprisingly decent powder conditions on the lower half of Rogers south face and glacier.</p>

Terrain Ridden

Alpine slopes, Convex slopes, Steep slopes, Sunny slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

Rapid temperature rise to near zero degrees or wet surface snow.

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Hard, Wind affected, Powder.

Weather Conditions

Warm, Sunny.