Fairy Meadows

Fairy Meadows Mar 9-14: During the initial storm the area received 120cm of new snow. After a brief clearing another storm brought another 30 cm. The storm snow settled fairly quickly, and bonded well to the underlying surface. A wind event on Mar 13 created widespread wind slabs though some alpine areas were surprisingly sheltered. On Mar 10 a party triggered a Size 2 Sr, on a SW aspect at 2350m in the Houdini Needles area, originating out of rocks and stepping down to crust. We saw evidence of a size 2.5 Na on a NE aspect at 2200m, on the steep ridge south of Outpost Bowl, likely occurred during the Mar 8-9 storm. On Mar 13 there was natural avalanche activity to size 2.5 on all aspects. Glaciers were well covered with 300-310 cm on Pioneer Glacier.