Quick report
- Aspect
- North
- Red Flags
- Wind Loading
- Elevation
- 2377 m
Snow pit dug after ice pitch, in vicinity of bomber anchor but in the snow field. 15 inches deep, weak faceted layer approx 1.5”. ECT resulted in shovel release with light pressure from behind isolation. No other weak layers observed.
Bootpacking approximately half of the open couloir continued to confirm relatively stable snow. Our party had to switch to skinning the remainer of the coulior due to soft snow becoming thigh deep. We continued to test the snowpack to the top and observed no movement or conditions to concern.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Triangle appeared to have flushed on or about the same time as the Y and YNot Couloirs. Debris field had softball size snow clumps littering the lower coulior to the first turn forwards the ice. This made the snowpack extremely firm and stable lower but confirms large cornices and crowns on the various ridgeline mid-Canyon and north facing. </p>