5 Mile area

david.bryan, Saturday 8th February, 2025 10:38PM

<p>AST1 course. Nice day skiing up 5 mile creek. -3 at 400m we skinned to 760m enjoying nice views and sunshine. Isolated windslab formation on SW aspects with shooting cracks and whumphing. Significant ridgetop blowing snow loading S. aspects in Alpine. HS ~ 200cm Mostly hard and resistant planar test results. Easy hand shears on windslab. Good turns up high!</p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes, Dense trees, Sunny slopes, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Alpine slopes, Convex slopes, Steep slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

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

Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Wind affected.

Weather Conditions

Windy, Warm, Sunny.

Location: 59.49216000 -136.40667000