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Light snow and flat light

Yukon Field Team, Wednesday 15th February, 2023 4:20PM
<p>A slow steady storm is tracking through White Pass, light snow gave us 7cm in last 24hrs and the wind eased right off today. Visibility was poor in the alpine, the flat light limited travel. We sledded above Fraser / Bryant Lake zone and found great riding everywhere we could see. We probed around at 1250 m on a SE aspect and average snow depth was 240 cm. In this area we had moderate sudden planar compression test results on a storm snow interface down 40 cm. The crust that formed January 25 is now buried 60 cm in this sheltered treeline area. We really couldn't see much ridgetop or alpine terrain today. We also did a ski lap in Fraser chutes avoiding larger wind-loaded features given the moderate SW winds that moved snow around yesterday. The surface snow today is light and riding is excellent. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow 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.

Snow Conditions

Deep powder.

Weather Conditions

Stormy, Warm.

Location: 59.71597000 -135.14779000