Yukon
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 28th, 2025Nadaheehee
We gained confidence in the snowpack and in our hazard assessment this week, and with Low danger as our hazard rating we enjoyed skiing some steeper, north facing terrain today.
We kept assessing for wind slab as we travelled but did not find any on Nadahini Mountain.
We found similar conditions to yesterday, with soft, cold snow on high north aspects and poor riding conditions on a breakable melt-freeze crust on solar/south aspects. We didn’t see any new avalanches or any wind transport occurring today.
Yukon Field Team,
Friday 28th March, 2025 12:00PM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 27th, 2025Haine$ Pa$$
We’ve gained confidence in our hazard assessment and were “stepping out” today in Dick Creek.
We continued looking for signs of wind slab but did not find any, and had some great turns on steeper north and northeast aspects with minimal sluffing.
The melt-freeze crust on solar aspects extends to mountain top and is breakable under skis/boards so kind of ruins the riding on these slopes. It did not unlock today at all, and while there’s widespread evidence of loose wet avalanches these are now several days old and we don’t expect to see more of them unless temperatures spike again.
Yukon Field Team,
Thursday 27th March, 2025 1:00PM
Summit Creek Area
Week in the white pass sledding and skiing.
Strong winds from south during last storm. Up to 20cm.
Post storm winds predominantly from the north.
Widespread avalanche activity in the top 30cm of new storm snow visible on most aspects.
Good snow to be had and not many people out there getting it. Happy spring skiing in the Yukon.
info.live4therush,
Thursday 27th March, 2025 12:00AM
Go North!
With clear skies and light winds in the forecast we headed up the Jarvis drainage in search of north facing powder.
A thin breakable crust exists on the surface until around 900 m on all aspects and to mountain top on solar aspects. North facing slopes held ~30 cm of soft settled powder on the surface.
We saw evidence of a natural avalanche cycle consisting of storm slabs up to size 2 on north facing terrain, that likely occurred last week during the storm.
There was also a natural wet loose and storm slab cycle up to size 1.5 on steep solar aspects from strong sun yesterday.
High north facing terrain was the sweet spot for good riding, and conditions were awesome! We dug a test profile before committing to steeper terrain and got a non propagating result down 30 cm, which is likely a storm slab interface that the natural cycle occurred on a week ago.
There was also several large natural cornice falls from the past week and with strong solar and warm temps we stayed well away from any big overhead hazard.
Overall a beautiful day with wonderful powder skiing 🤠
AVCAN FORECASTER,
Wednesday 26th March, 2025 5:00PM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 26th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 25th, 2025Glave peak, classic shoulder
We arrived in cloud, and ski touried up the north shoulder of glave peak. The snow was moist up to 1300 meters with temperatures between -1 and 0 degree celsius, with significant greenhouse effect. The sun poked out in the afternoon and sucked up some of the moisture, so our run down was really enjoyable. As we tilted aspects and gained elevations we did come across facets and cooler snow and some pressed thin wind slab. We skied 15cm of old settled storm snow, and it was cruisey.
A few wet loose avalanches observed on solar aspects in steep alpine terrain, other than that no new avalanches observed.
Yukon Field Team,
Tuesday 25th March, 2025 2:30PM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 24th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 24th, 2025A little bit of everything
South winds were moving enough snow to build surface wind slabs. Toured on E-SE aspects from 900-1600m and had a little bit of everything, from hot to cold, sunny to overcast, and thick to thin areas of snowpack. Stayed where to snow was deep and consistent and avoided shallow areas near rocks and cliffs, where we would be more likely to trigger a slide from
jeffmoskowitz,
Monday 24th March, 2025 12:00PM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 23rd, 2025Skiing by Braille on Little Kahuna
Really good snow up on Little Kahuna. Visibility was pulsing in and out and was really flat at some times. There was ~15-20cm of fresh, slightly wet powder (being picky about powder saying it was slightly wet) on top of a well bonded base layer. Didn’t feel any pockets of instability on the whole approach and snow pack felt consistent from the lake up to the saddle where we transitioned. Temp was well below freezing from the road to the top. Skied a small south facing aspect on the way out and there was a lot more crust from the daily warming than on S aspects.
abron076,
Sunday 23rd March, 2025 2:00PM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 22nd, 2025Spruce Creek, low snow
-13C overnight to 0C late pm.
70 to 90 cm in low flat areas to 5 cm on surrounding hill tops.
eliane.roy4,
Saturday 22nd March, 2025 2:00PM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 21st, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 20th, 2025Big Y-te out
Today we couldn’t see much travelling through periods of flurries in the Big Y area. Just a couple of centimetres fell, bringing our storm total to between 10-15 cm. The riding in sheltered areas is great! There were moderate southerly winds which we suspect are forming wind slabs at upper elevations.
Yukon Field Team,
Thursday 20th March, 2025 12:00PM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 19th, 2025Ski the Yeast
Today we were on the look out for wind slab. We saw one recent natural avalanche, a size 1, on a steep north-east facing slope at treeline. We saw some other wind affect in the surface snow from the strong south winds, but no other avalanches.
We skied a mellow north-east facing slope at treeline and had good turns.
The afternoon was clear. Storm totals are about 10 cm in the east White Pass. There may be a little more snow at Fraser and further south. We had light to moderate south winds through the day.
Yukon Field Team,
Wednesday 19th March, 2025 12:00PM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 18th, 2025Fat Flakes at Fraser
Today we went out to investigate snow conditions in the Fraser area. It was snowing throughout the day, with strong south winds in exposed areas. We found 20 to 40 cm deep deposits of wind-affected (but still soft) snow on lee slopes.
We had 7 cm total by the end of the day, with more forecast. This snow overlies a melt-freeze crust on solar aspects. On shady slopes the new snow sits on firmer, previously wind-affected snow.
We didn’t see any new avalanches, but visibility was limited.
The Fraser area was heavily tracked before this storm, and while you still hit old tracks the riding quality was pretty good!
Yukon Field Team,
Tuesday 18th March, 2025 12:00PM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 17th, 2025Haines Pass
We were in Haines Pass Monday thru Wednesday.
Haines Summit got 10 cm new snow on Wednesday, it came in with SE winds 30 km/hr and warmed to near zero at highway level. In sheltered areas we found over 30cm of powder.
We were wary of fresh windslabs. Earlier in the week on Monday we saw a skier remote size 1 avalanche on a south slope around 1500 m in the Kusawak area. It released about 50 m away from the rider and ran for about 100m. Suspect it failed down 30cm on a buried suncrust.
On Tuesday and Wednesday we found excellent powder riding in sheltered areas around Mineral Lakes.
jeni.rudisill,
Monday 17th March, 2025 1:00PM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 16th, 2025Tayia Glacier
We sledded into the Tayia glacier area and then skied two run once there. One on the SE aspect on the glacier and one on the NE aspect of the ridge. There were some isolated wind slab pockets observed on the NE slope. Our first run on the SE glacier was soft and powdery making for great skiing. Our second run off the NE ridge was wind affected and crusty. The day was beautiful bluebird around -10 and sunny!
lj.gasparovic,
Sunday 16th March, 2025 3:00PM
Magnificent McDonnell
Fantastic conditions at McDonnell over the weekend, lower snowpack meant more alder bashing and wet creek crossings which takes overall a little more time. 3m plus snowpack on glacier towards McDonnell peak, glacier towards adjacent peaks has visible school bus eating holes, due to glacier recession and lower snow year.
30-40cms of previous storm
Snow skied fantastic all the way to valley bottom due to cold temps.sincere trail braking paid off.
Blue sky and calm winds.
koenig.verena1984,
Sunday 16th March, 2025 8:00AM
Sled day around White Pass
Riding around Fraser Peak area, made it to the top of the glacier, the lower sections/alpine had denser snow and was pretty tracked up making for harder riding. Once above tree line the snow was good and we gained confidence throughout the day. We avoided high marking too high with the persistent weak layers and making sure there was no significant overhead risks. Especially as we got closer to the glacier as the steepness increased and overhead exposure, with more visible instability of scuffs and wind blown sections. Otherwise was great riding and somewhat variable in terms of snow depths all along but tons of fun to be had. Picking lines and zones and assessing before getting carried away. Stay safe! Was around -12 and bluebird but the wind was cold at the parking lot upon arrival.
Tristan Inglis-Comeau,
Sunday 16th March, 2025 12:00AM
Whump there it is
Set out with an assessment mindset given the uncertainty involving wind slabs. We were aiming to ski a few S facing lines on the peak between Fraser and Taiya as we figured the area might be sheltered enough to hold snow.
Around 1500m we set off a bone-chilling whumpf that sounded like a bomb going off around us, and propagated cracks over 100m away. Had us both emptying our bibs and thanking jeebus the angle was less than 30 degrees. Slope was south facing and 17° at 1500m, cold and not yet affected by the emerging sun.
We dug a pit and did a quick CT in the area and found it took two hits from the shoulder to induce failing on a very hard ice crust around 30cm down. Right on top of that crust was a hard slab around 10cm thick, with 20cm of soft snow on top.
The rest of the snowpack was one finger to four finger hard facets all the way to the base.
We were surprised by the size, propagation, and aspect of the signal as we weren't expecting any signs of instabilities on S facing slopes. Turned around and called it a day after that. Otherwise beauty day in the hills.
cfisch04,
Sunday 16th March, 2025 12:00AM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 15th, 2025Birds of a feather
Lovely tour on feather! We dug a pit at 1450m on the classic north facing slope below the saddle. Snow depth was 300cm. Results: ECTN23 at 30cm on the melt freeze crust from last weekend, and a propagation across the whole column with a ski jump at 50cm. Snow pack looked right side up and we saw no other signs of instability throughout the day. Wind was blasting, transporting snow, and kept these birds chilly even with all their feathers!
jennifermgibson,
Saturday 15th March, 2025 2:00PM
Min at Mineral Lake Shoulder NW
Rode NW slope above mineral lake after sledding into the area around 1:00PM. Snow conditions had a layer of frost accumulating. Snow was soft and mid boot deep when skinning up. The plan was to approach the slope avoiding the visible scuff above by running along the ridge/saddle. Upon climbing we came across an avalanche covering old snowboard/ski tracks. As far as we could tell the avalanche had occurred after the riders had tracked from the top of the mountain. We decided to continue the approach staying mindful of the terrain overhead and avalanche, following a line that was mellow avoiding going over the convex slopes. Heavy turns but solid fun with enough slope. Persistent weak layers still very prevalent. Stay state out there!
Tristan Inglis-Comeau,
Saturday 15th March, 2025 1:00PM
Windy Knees
We were able to trigger several size 1.5 wind slab avalanches on south facing slopes today. The avalanches ran on steep alpine slopes on a melt freeze crust from 10 to 40 cm deep.
We were able to find some pockets of preserved powder in the alpine still, but the skiing is variable. It was windy all day, strong gusty outflows.
emily-jones,
Saturday 15th March, 2025 10:00AM
No heel nonproblem
Today we rode feather bowl. We dug a pit on the NE aspect at ~1300m. Our ECT had no results. 10cms of fresh low density snow on consolidated firm snow. Skiing was light, creamy, fluffy, fun, and better with a free heel (but just one). The day started off cloudy at -13 degrees C. No significant warming. A increasing NE wind was present through the day and cold- one of our members got some frost bites watch out!
[email protected],
Saturday 15th March, 2025 1:00AM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 14th, 2025Nadahinni
We sledded into Nadahinni today and our most notable observation was a snowboard-remote triggered slab avalanche. The rider was putting turns in the upper, supported portion of a bench (good form) and remotely triggered a slab avalanche on the east-facing roll of the bench. We looked at the bed surface below the crown and found a layer of large, blocky facets, melt forms and buried surface hoar. While surrounding areas were covered in up to three meters of snow, the height of snow on this roll-over was only 100 cm. While I think the problem is likely isolated to shallow snow areas and specific south-to-east aspects, it does speak to spatial variability and the need to constantly re-assess snow conditions as you travel. The snowboarder picked his line carefully and did not expose himself to significant overhead hazard.
Yukon Field Team,
Friday 14th March, 2025 4:00PM
Glave Peak / Three Guardsmen
We went out on Wednesday and skied the first North bowl out in Dick creek. Most of the skiing was on NE steep sheltered slopes accessed from the ridge. We found a solid 30cm of powder and managing sluff was the main focus. We traveled on south faces of kusawak on the way there and back. We encountered whumpfing in shallow snow pack areas and wet snow in the afternoon (the sun was baking!) The snow condition and dept on Kusawak was variable.
We skied the NW face of Glave peak first and found an isolated wind slab at 1600m. We skied amazing powder. Probably the best skiing conditions I've had in the Haines Pass.
We then skinned up the north gully and found an existing skin track and debris from snow melting overhead, likely from Thursday. We found loose dry size 1, 1.5 avalanches that were 1 and 2 days old (some covering the existing skin track, some not). Our observation was that overhead debris must have fallen during an afternoon warming event and triggered the avalanches in the last few days.
We boot-packed up a NE line. On our way down, one skier triggered a localized 0.5 slab avalanche which carried a bunch more loose dry snow down the slope. Our main concern was managing our sluff.
Overall, as found down Dick creek on Wednesday, the north slopes were still holding a solid 30cm of powder, localised wind slabs could get you off your feet as well as the sluff you bring down with you on steep terrain.
I hope this helps other skiers. I was particularly thankful for the Yukon Field team reports on Tuesday...way to share the stoke!
genevieve.fav,
Friday 14th March, 2025 2:00PM
Wind Slab at Carmack
Found a spot of touchy wind slab that took me for a short ride on a size 1 avalanche. We triggered it on the way up, with the crown well above us. It was a soft slab sliding on an icy weak interface with a sun crust. Wind transport was hard to see with the particles of snow being so small, but was obvious once we stayed in the same place a while and saw our tracks being filled in and the crown of the avalanche being filled in.
jodybraul,
Friday 14th March, 2025 11:30AM
Fighting the clouds
Tricky day out in the Big Y and Big Blue drainage. Low clouds with occasional breaks of sunshine and a north wind. We turned around on a south-facing slope due to a suncrust. Saw one recent avalanche (about 24 hours old), but couldn't clearly see the start zone due to cloud cover. Size 1.5 2. Possibly cornice triggered. Crown depth estimated 30 40cm in steep unsupported terrain. Ran about 400 m
samuel.guy.plourde,
Friday 14th March, 2025 12:00AM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 13th, 2025Third Glacier
It sure is a grunt to get into Third Glacier, but worth the early start if you can swing it! There is no shortage of ski terrain. We crossed an old Size 3 avalanche that ran from ridge top all the way to valley bottom (cornice fall which likely stepped down onto a weaker layer), which was a good reminder that you're getting into some serious terrain up there. We dug in around 1000 meters and did not get any results on our ECT. Cornices around here are large and looming, and will become sensitive to daytime heat as spring rolls our way.
Yukon Field Team,
Thursday 13th March, 2025 3:00PM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 12th, 2025Dick Creek
We travelled up the Dick Creek drainage today. There are a lot of good options for skiing up here! After travelling to the pocket glacier at the top of the drainage, we skinned up to the NE facing ridge of Kusawak at 2000 m. On the descent we were able to ski-cut two Sz 1-1.5 windslabs, both of which entrained a fair amount of storm snow and ran through terrain to valley bottom. Wind slabs remain reactive in specific lee terrain features! There was some loose-wet solar induced slides in the early afternoon, but ridgetop temperatures were -10 c at noon, 2 c at highway elevations. It is a good time to start thinking about early starts and finishes as we slide into spring.
Yukon Field Team,
Wednesday 12th March, 2025 2:00PM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 11th, 2025Tiny Town to Pow Town
Great day skiing on the east side of white pass on our final day of AST2 with Skookum Backcountry! Snow was buttery and light in the alpine and in the trees. We found 15 cm of fresh powder on top of wind affected snow. Dug a test pit on a wind affected alpine aspect, it was a bomb proof wind laminated snow pack with no discernible layers of concern. We skied NNW aspects, avoiding S aspects. There was very localized whumpfing in scoured, shallow snow pack areas. Weather was sunny with light SW winds. Temps were cooler in the alpine than at treeline. Woohoo!!
toolejacqueline,
Tuesday 11th March, 2025 4:00PM
Haines Pass summit NW shoulder
We dug on a NW aspect at 1300 meters , snow depth was 170 cm at 1 00 pm. Our results were not concerning with a CTN, ECTX. We did get a hard result on a deep tap test 105 cm down on the Dec 07 MFCR complex, so still alert about this layer heading into spring, but it remains dormant for now. The snow quality was great, with 15-30 cm of soft snow. Where we skied the wind slab was soft and not producing any slabs. We saw no new avalanches today off the highway, and witnessed some wind effect on S aspects. Great day in Haines Pass.
Yukon Field Team,
Tuesday 11th March, 2025 4:00PM
Log Cabin
Ski tour on Log Cabin mountain above treeline into lower alpine. Surface snow in the lower alpine is windpressed but carveable. Powder in the trees. Treeline temp -5 C mix of sun and cloud. In the alpine south wind was starting to transporting snow around noon. We dug a profile at 1250m on an NE aspect where the snow was 180 cm deep and found a couple weak interfaces in the upper snowpack. A fresh thin windslab has formed on the top 10 cm. We had moderate CT down 10cm and hard CT and ECT results down 20 cm and 35 cm. At 35cm down there were well preserved buried surface hoar up to 5mm in size.
jeni.rudisill,
Tuesday 11th March, 2025 12:00AM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 10th, 2025Wolverine lake
Today we decided to go into a different zone- to explore some tree skiing into NE end of Whitepass. In general the snowpack was shallower than the West part of Whitepass. Our snow profile demonstrated 2 significant surface hoar layers, one at 12cms and one at 45 cms. The deeper layer produced ECTP (21 and 23) at 45 cms deep. Overall the whole snowpack exhibited weak structure with facets throughout. We felt whumpfing in the alpine on wind affected low angle slopes (1600m). We did not feel any whumpfing at treeline- as was reported a week ago in the same area. Our day was a mix of sun and cloud, calm wind, no temps above freezing. We linked low consequence terrain to navigate this relatively weak snow pack and ended up having a great day!
Wear some sunscreen.
geealexis98,
Monday 10th March, 2025 2:00PM
Small hill powder
Snow pit test showed no signs of week layers, on the steepest slope we rode the newest layer was sluffing a bit not propagating, amazing powder.
okrikorian,
Monday 10th March, 2025 12:00PM
Party Lap on Taiya!
Awesome day up on Taiya during our Skookum AST2 course, there was about 20cm of new snow since yesterday! We did an extended column test on a northeast wind loaded slope at 1450m, there were no significant results. We skied from the sub-summit of Taiya on steep (30-40 degrees) connected north aspects. While travelling on the glacier we probed ~300cm deep. It was mainly sunny and got colder as we gained elevation, there was a light north breeze. There was extensive pin-wheeling on steep south aspects by the end of the day. On our way in we observed many loose dry avalanches (size 1.5) on north and south aspects that occurred overnight. Lots of hoots & hollers on the way down!
geealexis98,
Sunday 9th March, 2025 5:00PM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 9th, 2025Epic day on NE asp
Mr 200m on SE asp at 1500m . Sled triggered avy from 200-300m away. Crown looked 50-70cm deep. N skiing was excellent.
Karla ,
Sunday 9th March, 2025 3:00PM
Feather parking to Cleveland bowl
About 15cm of heavy powder on top of a crust created by freezing rain last Sunday. Some orth facing cornice failures over the course of the past week. Snow depth in Cleveland bowl was 3m+ and 250cm on the sides of the bowl. Powder all the way to the ridge.
saal.stephanie,
Sunday 9th March, 2025 1:00PM
Cleveland tour
Brilliant backcountry day- 15 cms new snow at parking- 35cms at 1500 NE and 45cms on NWerly runs from 1800-1300m. Unconsolidated snow over old hard wind slab- Feb 28 wind slab did not produce results over older wind slab that produced results a week ago. Lower snowpack overall with adequate coverage on NE glacier (240) @ 1740m and on NW glacier toward Cleveland proper (260cms) @ 1650m. Calm winds, mix of sun and cloud like forecasted. We skied steep North, moderate NE and NW aspects. No signs of instability, except minor sluffing on steeper run
koenig.verena1984,
Sunday 9th March, 2025 8:00AM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs, Storm Slabs.
Published: Mar 8th, 2025Little and Baby Kahuna
We found great snow in sheltered north facing slopes. We started in smaller alpine features and as we gained confidence in the storm snow bond, we moved into steeper more connected terrain up to 40 degrees. We dug a test profile in the lower alpine and did not get any significant results in an extended column tests. A ski cut in an immediate leeward terrain feature produced a size 1 avalanche. Our morning started at -8 deg, we had intermittent periods of sunshine throughout the day, and it gradually warmed to -1 deg. South aspects continue to get baked by the sun. In our travels we also noticed an avalanche (natural size 2) in the Big Kahuna ski run that was more recent than the one reported a week ago.
geealexis98,
Saturday 8th March, 2025 1:00PM
Found some buried surface hoar
Around 30cm of new snow on top of warmer snow that had refrozen into a supportable surface even though the trail breaking felt deep and the boot pen was 50cm. We did locate intact 3/5 buried surface hoar under the new snow and used a test pit to collect information on a few different layers. Overall good quality riding conditions with the occasional submarine into the un-consolidated layers below as we stuck to mellow terrain and avoided terrain traps.
jeffmoskowitz,
Saturday 8th March, 2025 9:00AM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 7th, 2025Log cabin
Great conditions below tree line, getting crusty above it with some wind slabs. So we stayed low to avoid any risks ! Wind started to pick around 1pm
Baptiste Gabry,
Friday 7th March, 2025 11:00AM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 6th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 6th, 2025Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 6th, 2025Windy @ Paddy’s
Today we went behind Paddy’s Peak, and found just 5 cm of new snow being blown around by strong southerly winds. It was snowing on and off throughout the day.
We didn’t see any new avalanches but we’ll be looking out for new and reactive wind slabs this weekend as more snow falls and strong southerly winds continue.
The skiing was still soft and good at mid elevations, and isn’t too wind affected yet.
Yukon Field Team,
Thursday 6th March, 2025 1:00PM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Storm Slabs.
Published: Mar 5th, 2025Feather Peak
Foggy to start but cleared off for our run down from Feather Peak. No signs of snow instability, good fun skiing except the last 200 m. Surface hoar forming everywhere.
Stayed below freezing all day. Lite winds.
cabs2,
Tuesday 4th March, 2025 7:00PM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 4th, 2025Burdette Cabin
Whumpfing on flats isolated small concave dips, no reactivity on 20-30 degree slopes. Steady overnight temps, diurnal warming to 0. Little pilling out of steep solar rocks, moist on top of solar crusts/dry on polar. CTM 15 SC 89cm ECTN RP 59cm.
environorthsystems,
Tuesday 4th March, 2025 2:00PM
If I was a bluebird I’d want to make *white lotus intro noises*
Today, topping out at 1850 m, we found some wind effect in the surface snow, but still had great skiing and riding. Ski pen is about 15 cm.
We saw one new size 1 natural wind slab that failed at ridge top on a steep northeast-facing slope. We also saw lots of roller balling/pinwheeling on steep sunny slopes.
You will probably find a crust on sunny slopes tomorrow morning! On shady slopes, especially at treeline, there is surface hoar growing.
The day was mostly calm with mild temps and sunny skies.
There was an inversion this morning with fog and cold temperatures in the valley bottom.
Yukon Field Team,
Tuesday 4th March, 2025 11:00AM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 3rd, 2025Unknown Legend
Touring on the east side of the Pass we found great soft snow! We had partly cloudy skies and almost no wind, and we didn’t see any new avalanches. There is some wind-affect in the high alpine.
We felt a few whumpfs while climbing a north facing slope so we decided to ski a broad ridge instead of the face. We found the bottom half (70 cm) of the snowpack to be facets and think this is what was collapsing and causing the whumpfs.
We’ll be out the rest of the week seeing if the same structure is widespread or if we just found a shallow spot!
Yukon Field Team,
Monday 3rd March, 2025 11:00AM
Three Guardsman
beth,
Sunday 2nd March, 2025 8:00PM
Avalanche Forecast
Problems: Wind Slabs.
Published: Mar 2nd, 2025Big Y above the clouds
Sledded up to the East fork of the Big Y. Valley fog was thick around the highway but visibility was better in the alpine. Warm day with pinwheeling on solar aspects. We found over 25 cm of recent storm snow generally wind pressed and a bit heavy in the alpine. There is a new layer of surface hoar forming on the surface in sheltered areas with all humidity and light winds.
Snow depth on the glacier at 1700 m probed 170 cm. No new avalanches observed in this zone.
jeni.rudisill,
Sunday 2nd March, 2025 1:00PM
Rippin' the Ridge
Went up to Fraser Ridge to ski North aspects with the AST2 group (Skookum). Skinning up on the south side of Fraser was crusty and windy but dropping in on the North side of the ridge had well settled, well bonded storm snow. Access into our run required some extra care as there was some wind slab at the entry. Second run, skinned up North face of the ridge and came across some pockets of wind slab but they were isolated and were easy to manage. South aspects were continuing to get cooked by the sun with signs of pinwheeling and point releases. Skiing was variable powder, deep but grabby at times. 10/10 would ski again.
alex.will.deans,
Sunday 2nd March, 2025 12:00PM
Treeline
Observed numerous D2 slides at mid-elevations that happened during the storm on the drive to the pass. At treeline 40cm of dense heavy snow off the road. Whumphing in an isolated pocket. Soft and variable conditions higher up. The sun was pumping when it was out and it got hot. The valley filled with clouds on the descent.
Saw this unique slide in the picture on a convexity into a terrain trap, looked more recent than the storm debris/crowns.
jeffmoskowitz,
Sunday 2nd March, 2025 10:00AM
Big smiles and big kahuna
Late Report due to technical issues with phone! Skied big kahuna on Sunday, cth25 on north face,of storm snow on previous wind hard pack, skied the choke conservatively one by one, conditions were powder, firm in the choke, chalky and powder to the lake- didn’t ski bed surface from previous reported avalanche that must have happened over the storm cycle. Approach a little more technical than in previous years, nothing major. South facing above Bryant lake skied excellent for corn o clock in the afternoon.
Lots of cloud movement except Bryant lake and Fraser peak stayed in the blue hole.
koenig.verena1984,
Sunday 2nd March, 2025 7:00AM
Powder in Sheltered Areas
Flat light journey into big Y was rewarded with windows of visibility revealing soft snow in sheltered areas. Moderate south winds (and some west winds funnelling up the valley) were moving surface snow and firming up exposed areas up high.. No signs of avalanches in the past couple of days.
milnercdm,
Sunday 2nd March, 2025 7:00AM
Big Avalanche in Big Kahuna
Went up to explore potential objectives around Big Kahuna/Bryant Lake valley. Observed an old avalanche at Big Kahuna (see avy tab) and some Size 1.5 natural wind slab avalanches occurred while climbing the feature with intense wind transport. Observed multiple point releases/wet loose avalanches on southerly aspects which were sun exposed. Dug two snow profiles on a low alpine NE sheltered features about 27 degrees. No features of concern and no test results.
janek,
Thursday 27th February, 2025 5:00PM