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Powder slashing in Fraser Chutes

Published
Dec 8th, 2021 4:00 PM
Yukon Field Team
Vancouver Island
Details

Type

quick

Coordinates

59.722550, -135.078480

Quick Observation

We skied open treeline features to 35 degrees today in Fraser Chutes. Ski quality was excellent in the recent 30cm of storm snow. We dug a profile in an open area at 1200m and discovered 90cm of snow sitting on 25cm of weak, sugary snow with a thin crust above. As we transitioned to higher elevations and more exposed areas the snowpack depth decreased rapidly due to wind scouring. On one open feature we had a whumpf and the slope cracked 10m above us. This was a sign that we needed to dial it back so we stuck to smaller features without the potential to produce large avalanches just incase we triggered this layer again.