Big blue south canyon ridge

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

<p>About 30-40 cm of fresh snow. Temp from -16 to -2 in 24h. Strong wind gust shifting from north Friday night to south Saturday. No sign of natural avalanches. very bad visibility. If steep enough, we notice that the new snow slide easily on the old wind affect storm layer.</p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes, Dense trees, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Convex slopes, Steep slopes, Sunny slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

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

30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.

Snow Conditions

Powder.

Weather Conditions

Stormy, Windy.

Location: 59.60432000 -135.10104000