5040 mm of rain

A group of 5 troopers headed out Sunday morning at 10 am to skin up to the 5040 hut, where we stayed for 3 nights. We had warm conditions with steady heavy rain for most of the day. The snow was soft, wet, and loose which made for challenging conditions to skin up in. We proceeded cautiously and kept our exposure to overhead hazards as low as possible. Once up above tree line, the visibility was so poor we were unable to see our surroundings, but did not witness or hear any avalanches on our way up. Monday morning we woke up to some clear views of the surrounding terrain, and most slopes had had natural avalanche cycles over night, largest avalanche a size 3+ that went from cliffs near top of ridge all the way down to the lake. See attached photos for details. We played it very safe while up at the hut and enjoyed a lot of good food, good company, and good board games! Will post a separate post of our Wednesday morning tour once conditions settled a bit!