Maroon north glacier

sebycharest , Thursday 31st October, 2024 11:15PM

Absolute stunner of an opener. First real alpine turns of the 24/25 season! Cool temps in the alpine hovering around -6. No winds and mix sun/cloud. Boot top blower pow in the high alpine and thigh deep powder in sheltered areas at treeline. Evidence of some NE wind effect during last storm cycle with numerous small size 1 windslabs released on specific, steep, west facing lee features. No evidence of slabs today. Storm seemed to come in warm and tapper off quite cold, with good bonding of the storm snow to older surface.

80cm of snow at treeline 1400m 150cm of snow at 2000m Variable HN depending on aspect and elevation.

Clearing throughout day. Steady temps. Calm wind but evidence of loading from the NE in the last storm.

Several small size 1 windslabs released in the middle of the last storm on specific, steep, lee features. Some loose dry from steep, polar features above 1700m and loose wet on solar aspects ro ridge top.