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Post by steve on Jan 29, 2020 10:07:15 GMT -9
High Avalanche Danger.
Sharon and I went up Pyramid yesterday afternoon. Before the huge dump we got last night!
There was only about 6" new snow in the parking lot and we only went to the top of Gibber Bowl about 1500 ft. but every slope over 25 deg. slid as we ski cut it .
Be careful
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Post by Philip on Jan 29, 2020 11:51:50 GMT -9
Good to know, thanks. With the cold temps the snowpack may not ‘heal’ itself for a while, and the storm slabs could be with us a while. Also, any wind is going to move this new snow around and could create some dangerous wind slabs on lee slopes too.
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Post by steve on Jan 30, 2020 21:51:10 GMT -9
As of Thursday evening the road to the Golf Course was not plowed but Sharon and I made it there to do some cross country skiing/ low angle touring and stay off the steeper slopes. As we skied across the golf course you could see uphill tracks and at least three different slide paths with noticeable crowns. We also spoke with one of the snowboarders that triggered one of the Avalanches and confirmed the crown was about two feet. We decided to just break a track around the left side of the course. Wow, we were sinking to our knees with our skis on! We only did it twice and the second time was way more fun. Maybe some hearty soul will break trail on the other half. Also, I spoke to DOT and heard the plan is to open the road to the Pass for the weekend. With all this snow, be careful.  |
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Post by Philip on Jan 30, 2020 22:13:38 GMT -9
Holy cow. Stay in the flats for a few days, people!
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Post by Philip on Feb 1, 2020 16:38:35 GMT -9
We are about to get a warm storm. A fat spackling of heavy snow over already reactive layers could make the avy conditions much worse. Just like you, snow slopes don’t like stress and they are about to get a boat load of it. Stay safe and stick to slopes below 30 degrees until this snowpack heals itself.
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