Illecillewaet to Look Out notch

Mountain Conditions Report

<p>February 17th,</p> <p>Skied to Lookout notch via the Illecillewaet, descended the south aspect towards the Asulkan Valley and wrapped around to the Raven, skiing a south/southwest slope. Ascended to the Asulkan Hut and finished the day with a run from the hut on a north aspect</p> <p>The snow was less wind effected than we expected based on weather station data. Sky in the morning was broken, and increasingly overcast in the afternoon. </p> <p>We observed numerous loose-dry natural avalanches up to size 1 in steep terrain and several wind slab up to size 1, which appeared to have run during the storm. </p> <p>We also observed a wind slab, size 2 at about 2300 meters, on the southwest aspect of Lookout Mountain. </p> <p>15-20 cm HN overlying a breakable crust on steep south slopes, which was still skiable. No reaction to skier traffic on southern aspects. We ski cut a small wind slab at the ridge top on a steep (37 degrees) north aspect, entraining the new snow far down the run. </p> <p>HS at 1975 meters on the northeast side of Lookout notch was 220cm. </p> <p>Sincerely </p> <p>Fred Amyot<br /> ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide</p>