Wilcox Pass

James Eastham, Saturday 8th February, 2025 10:38PM

<p>Beautiful day at Wilcox Pass, but our tour was cut short due to whumpfing and shooting cracks once we started to ascend the slope above the chairs. We did a highly unscientific pit test, which failed ~30 cm down on the first hit swinging from the elbow. Total snowpack we measured was about 135cm.</p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes, Dense trees.

Terrain Avoided

Convex slopes, Steep slopes, Sunny slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

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

Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Snow Conditions

Powder.

Weather Conditions

Warm, Sunny.

Location: 52.22868000 -117.20170000