Ptarmigan cirque

im_southman, Saturday 8th February, 2025 10:38PM

<p>Went up the summer trail to the ridgeline of lookers left. Found really crusty and wind slabs, we had drum like sounds going up the ridge. The snowpack was super thin there. In the gully was deeper and better snow. Headed into the trees on the road side and found good quality snow 20cm clearly being protected.</p>

Weather Report

<p>Weather was -20 in the parking lot at 0830, at 1300 when we had finished it was -14. Clear with a bit of low cloud, coming from the south. Blocked out the sun from time to time. Calm winds for the morning too. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes, Dense trees, Sunny slopes, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Alpine slopes, Convex slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Hard, Wind affected, Powder.

Weather Conditions

Cold, Cloudy, Sunny.

Location: 50.60711192 -114.98502891