Bijoux area AST2

Ryan Shelly, Wednesday 23rd October, 2024 9:32PM

<p>80km of travel on our AST2 sled course- saw lots of Alpine Terrain - Cornice fall contributed to numerous size 1.5 avalanches. By afternoon, with strong winds, the soft slab was becoming increasingly more dense and propagations were getting larger. Despite being able to get small pocket slabs to release we observed no large avalanches. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Alpine slopes, Dense trees, Mellow slopes, Open trees, Steep slopes.

Terrain Avoided

Convex slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

Slab avalanches today or yesterday.

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

Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Snow Conditions

Deep powder, Wind affected.

Weather Conditions

Cold, Stormy, Windy.

Location: 55.32760000 -122.70615000