Steep creek
Dec 7th, 2025 12:00 PM
harry.i.j.lewis
Duffey
Details
Type
quick
Coordinates
50.382140, -122.304850
Quick Observation
Skinnable/skiable to and from the highway :) hope you like Alder
Avalanche Information
Observed a size ~2.5 natural avalanche from a couloir flushing above Darkside lake (see photo).
Weather
Some variability in wind direction
Snowpack
We did one compression test and two extended column tests. For the CT and the second ECT failure (at 12 and 11 respectively) was on new snow at a depth of ~15cm. The first ECT failed on facets over a rain crust at ~55cm depth (at 24). This layer did not fail in either of the other tests. No propagation observed in either ECT.
Photos (3)
