Hollyburn wet & heavy

mikfriesen, Wednesday 23rd October, 2024 9:33PM

<p>25+ cm of fresh snow on Hollyburn. Very cohesive; snow would crack into chunks as we skinned uphill. A couple slabby pieces of snow slid below our skin track (pictured). Triggered a sz 0 slab avalanche on a tiny steep test slope/roll, below treeline around 1200m. Slab was about 15 cm thick. No picture. We got soaked - slush falling at the parking lot, dense snow at 1300m. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Dense trees, Mellow slopes.

Terrain Avoided

Steep slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

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

Snow Conditions

Heavy, Wet.

Weather Conditions

Foggy, Stormy, Wet.

Location: 49.39729000 -123.18443000