An east/west survey of White Pass

<p>We took advantage of some unexpectedly good visibility and traveled in valleys on both the east and west sides of White Pass. In most places, there is a crust on all aspects up to 1200m due to warm temperatures and sun this week. Wind the strong to moderate southwest winds that started Wednesday morning, we expected to see signs of a natural wind slab cycle and though we saw a lot of alpine terrain, we saw no new avalanches. That being said, intense wind transport into high alpine north facing features was actively occurring, and our plan was to avoid these areas. Riding was still pretty good in sheltered alpine terrain but the extensive crusts below 1200m made it challenging to get to the goods. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Alpine slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

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

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Powder, Wind affected.

Weather Conditions

Cloudy, Foggy, Stormy, Sunny, Warm, Windy.