Sunny Bunny zone: Coverage is improving, especially through the willows where skiing was possible both from and to the car. We found surprisingly good snow through most aspects and elevations, mostly made possible by 6-10cm of wind buffed, recycled powder (near surface facets). Snowpack depth ranged from 25-120cm. Deepest snow is found along sheltered north […]

Chilkat Pass zone: Sunny Bunny (peak north of Nadahini). Clear skies, calm winds, 14 degrees F. SE aspect at 5400ft. 34-degree slope. HS=85cm. Weakness in the thin surface layers (top 5-10cm) failed easily. Below that, well-bonded mid pack all the way to the ground, consisting of a series of crusts and small-grained rounding facets. Stability […]

Chilkat Pass Zone: D1-D2 Loose slides viewed from the road on the SW side of Three Guardsmen at 4,000 – 4,500ft likely storm snow – that ran during the precip event earlier in the week – over cliff bands and un-supported slopes. At 5,500ft on a SE-aspect, HS120cm, temp -16F. Several rain crusts down 20cm, […]

No avalanches observed, snow was epic at 3 pm.

Northeast of Gun Creek 2 natural small avalanches spotted on south facing slopes and one snow machine triggered 30ft wide slide.

Northeast of Gun Creek 2 natural small avalanches spotted on south facing slopes and one snow machine triggered 30ft wide slide.

Excellent conditions on Rainbow Ridge. Fresh snow has been blown around into unconsolidated drifts that range from 3 in. to 3 ft. deep. In general, the new snow seems to have bonded very well to the old crust in this area. Windslabs are definitely a concern and are highly variable in terms of their density, […]