Three Pass Traverse

vanallen.jt, Saturday 8th February, 2025 10:38PM

<p>Saw many aspects and snow conditions on three pass traverse today. Major wind affect in high alpine but snow quality increases down low. We found wind slabs on many different aspects but west seemed to be far and away the most problematic. Significant amount of avalanche debris just below McGill pass and very easy to trigger small slides. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Alpine slopes, Mellow slopes, Sunny slopes, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Steep slopes, Convex slopes.

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Wind affected, Powder.

Weather Conditions

Cold, Sunny.

Location: 51.28782358 -117.62181011