North 40
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs, Persistent Slabs, Deep Persistent Slabs.
Published: Mar 28th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Persistent Slabs, Wind Slabs, Deep Persistent Slabs.
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Problems: Persistent Slabs, Wind Slabs, Deep Persistent Slabs.
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Problems: Persistent Slabs, Wind Slabs, Deep Persistent Slabs.
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Problems: Persistent Slabs, Wind Slabs, Deep Persistent Slabs.
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Problems: Persistent Slabs, Wind Slabs, Deep Persistent Slabs.
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Problems: Persistent Slabs, Wind Slabs, Deep Persistent Slabs.
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Problems: Persistent Slabs, Wind Slabs, Deep Persistent Slabs.
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Problems: Persistent Slabs, Wind Slabs, Deep Persistent Slabs.
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Problems: Wind Slabs, Persistent Slabs.
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Problems: Wind Slabs, Persistent Slabs.
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Problems: Wind Slabs, Persistent Slabs.
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Problems: Wind Slabs, Persistent Slabs.
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Problems: Wind Slabs, Persistent Slabs.
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Problems: Wind Slabs, Persistent Slabs.
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Problems: Wind Slabs, Persistent Slabs.
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Problems: Wind Slabs, Persistent Slabs.
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Problems: Persistent Slabs, Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 12th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Persistent Slabs, Wind Slabs, Loose Dry.
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Problems: Persistent Slabs, Wind Slabs, Loose Dry.
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Problems: Persistent Slabs, Wind Slabs, Loose Dry.
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Problems: Persistent Slabs, Wind Slabs.
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Problems: Persistent Slabs, Wind Slabs, Loose Dry.
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Problems: Persistent Slabs.
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Problems: Persistent Slabs, Wind Slabs.
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Problems: Persistent Slabs.
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Problems: Persistent Slabs.
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Published: Mar 3rd, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs, Persistent Slabs.
Published: Mar 2nd, 2025Sinatra Falls
Hiked in to the base of sinatra falls, the over head we observed from the highway appear thin with out significant cornices, this gave us confidence any solar release was unlikely to have enough volume to propogate, however there was very little ice on the climb and bby 10am there was a significant amount of water running down any exposed ice. Ice texture was soft and yielding. We observed alot of snow transport at ridge top with the winds, small cornices will be growing quickly. We caught a view of wedge smear across the valley and it appeared to have little or no ice yet. We found this all surprising given how fat kid falls appears. about 6cm of snow observed at valley bottom, no base. Temperature when we left the vehicle was -2C (8.30am) and +2C when we returned at 11am. measured ~0C at the base of the climb at 9.45am.
lukasvollmerhaus,
Wednesday 29th November, 2023 9:38PM
Wedge and Kidd - ice
I was hoping for a little more ice for take a newbie day. Most of the climb is not there. The far left has half a pitch although we were able to climb a couple variations at least.
We left as a second party showed up. More than two parties would not be good until more ice shows up.
Two seepage pillars on the right might be ok for someone looking to finish on a drytool route although the pillar further right didn't look good to place screws, chandeliered.
Over on the left side, the ice that is there climbs ok but it's still possible to swing into rock in a couple spots. Then the transition at the lip is fairly thin, and continues as snow and scrambling to the rap anchor. Shorter screws are better for the thickness of available ice.
So Wedge Smear is partly in but mostly bare rock.
Over on My Kidd, Kidd Falls is looking fairly big. Obviously zero comment on the quality of conditions from so far away. Mostly added a couple pics for people to see the Avi terrain above. Looks to have lower than usual accumulation so far.
Most of the morning the wind was quite minimal at Wedge Smear. It noticeably picked up around mid day and I was looking over at Kidd for transport. Didn't notice any transport but maybe there was little left for transport after wind events earlier this week.
Grant P,
Wednesday 29th November, 2023 9:37PM
Natural Activity on Collembola
Zarch,
Wednesday 29th November, 2023 9:37PM
Nakiska Avalanche Control Result
<p>Explosive avalanche control out of a convex roll produce a Sz3, that step down to Nov 17 FC/MFc. Crown depth 60 – 130cm. Est. Width 90m / Est. Length 200m. Early ski in the vicinities only saw some minor soft wind slab reaction (top 5cm, 1F-).</p>
francisco,
Wednesday 5th April, 2023 5:20PM
Mt Kidd Avalanche
avalanche.safety,
Tuesday 14th March, 2023 2:40PM
Bridge Too Far - ice
<p>**Approach trail mostly good with occasional icy spots. After leaving the trail and heading up the steep slope to the base of the climb it might have been easier to have micro spikes but we managed without.
**First pitch very wet on the left. There is a nice groove up the middle but while getting screws is possible its also challenging because of a lot of chandeliered ice. Combination of hooking and swinging. A steeper line on the right coming out of the cave looks to have good ice for screws but was described as steeper than it looks. Second pitch above the chain anchor had decent ice that protects well but produced a fair bit of fracturing and falling ice that will reach the base of the climb.
**Upper ice is very steep on the right and easier as you move left. One party climbed the right side and said despite the chandelier it protected ok but was wetter than it looked. We climbed a groove up the middle that had very wet chandeliered ice on the right but good dry ice on the left that protected great. That led to endless calf burning low angle ice. The fourth pitch had easy ice with some sun effect to it.
**The snow field between the upper and lower pitches has avalanched with the debris sitting in an accumulation towards the bottom of the slope. It doesn't look to have gone into the,narrow walk between upper/lower ice or over the,lower pitches.</p>
Grant P,
Sunday 8th January, 2023 11:30PM
From Santa to Chantilly - ice
<p>**Approach is well packed. Note that when dropping down the double track onto the creek bed, look for a path going into trees marked by orange flagging located 100m upstream. This tree trail will avoid the first one or two river crossings and still be useful late season when ice bridges are failing. Likewise by taking the left turn further upstraem it also avoids the sketchy creek crossing before Chantilly.
**Santa left a new bolted ring/chain anchor at the top of Chantilly Falls. As you reach the top look to the right, on the rock outcrop instead of left to the tree anchors. New ancho makes it possible to reach the midway station with a 60m rope. It has a nice flat belay stance, and when rapping you no longer swing leftward into the rock wall left of the ice.
**Ice is in decent shape but brittle and fracturing in many places, wet in some sections.
**Felt colder at creek level and seemed better at the rop of the route.</p>
Grant P,
Wednesday 4th January, 2023 1:20AM
Chantilly Falls
<p>None observed </p>
drtongue3d,
Wednesday 28th December, 2022 9:00AM
A bridge too far
<p>Witnessed a class 1 avalanche at the bottom of the second pitch.
Ice was featured and plastic on the first pitch. Didnt climb the rest of the route.</p>
Emma,
Sunday 25th December, 2022 9:10PM
Tasting Fear - ice
<p>**Approach is packed snow, not icy yet.
**Someone punched a trail straight down into the avi bowl. There is a much safer way through trees on the downstream side. Using the trees limits your exposure to a quick traverse below the bowl. Later in the season a herd trail in the bowl may lead to someone triggering the bowl plus a vastly increased time exposed as a person ascends the bowl. Please use the trees and avoid the descent into the bowl.
**No signs of any avi activity as you cross the other avi drainages on the trail.
**Left side easy ice has a tricky start and some wet ice higher up.
**Main falls left pillar has snapped and fallen. It actually helps make a,wider than typical belay stance.
**Middle line is dry and can be lead but it takes a little work to get good screws. Better screws in the groove right of center.
**Right side of the right pillar is good and steep wirh some dripping ice forming just right of the pillar.
**Getting on to the right pillar is tricky because although the pillar is anchored to the rock,, down low has yet to fully form. Watch you feet don't kick the foming ice away.
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Grant P,
Saturday 10th December, 2022 1:10AM
Another ice climber
<p>Climbing was fantastic, quite a bit of water in spots but all in all a good day.
There were 2 incidents of reactive slab one at the base of the climb and the 2nd in the middle of the 2nd pitch in the gully, I didn't get a chance to get a picture of the other one as we were repelling.
The 1st was pretty insignificant as seen in the picture but still worth noting the 2nd was about 20cm deep and about 2.5m wide. It propagated as a large plate but didn't slide as the angle wasn't enough. </p>
Kyle D Nelmes,
Wednesday 7th December, 2022 5:20PM
Kidd Falls Loose Dry
daire,
Friday 2nd December, 2022 3:15PM
Kidd falls ice climb
<p>Snow was not above the boot top for the whole approach, topout had boot top to knee deep snow. Evidence of a .5 natural that ran next to the climb from that first bowl above it. Climbing was great, some snice on the first pitch, second pitch blue and plastic, hollow at the top of the second. </p>
graeme8881,
Saturday 12th November, 2022 9:30AM