Touchy Glacier Crest

kchristensen, Wednesday 2nd March, 2022 5:45PM

<p>Touchy conditions on the Glacier Crest pillows. Ski cut at ridgetop produced 30cm storm slab propagating about 20m and running between 50-100m. Most pillows and the obvious convexities would break when skiing over. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes, Open trees, Steep slopes.

Terrain Avoided

Alpine slopes, Convex slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

Rapid temperature rise to near zero degrees or wet surface snow.

Snow Conditions

Deep powder, Heavy, Powder.

Weather Conditions

Foggy, Stormy, Warm, Wet.

Location: 51.24588733 -117.47240577