Mount Athabasca ramp

JeffMcK, Friday 27th May, 2022 10:30AM

<p>New snow over night was cold and dry, increased wind throughout the day was creating soft windslabs. Rapid temperature rise, solar input and a short lull in the wind caused the surface snow to change very quickly even on polar aspects. </p>

Weather Report

<p>Mixed bag of wx, light - moderate winds, cloudy with sunny periods, short period of s-1 and obscured sky. Rapid increase in temps with solar input.</p>

Terrain Ridden

Alpine slopes, Convex slopes, Mellow slopes, Steep slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

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

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Powder, Wet, Wind affected.

Weather Conditions

Cloudy, Cold, Stormy, Sunny, Warm, Windy.

Location: 52.18485000 -117.20839000