Backcountry Skiing..Your Winter Window Into The Chugach.
SKI- Wind hardened and eroded surfaces dominate Thompson Pass as moderate winds followed moderate snowfall to bring in the New Year and sunny skies. TB and I were able to tour to Moonlight Pass and back to 24-Mile today. But before some ski beta it was very disheartening to see this past memory of bigotry and hatred flying […]
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A HIGH avalanche warning is warranted from Dec 30 0600 through Jan 1 1200. At this time a slow moving system is moving into Valdez and modeled to bring 1.6″ WE at elevations above 2000′ where the persistent weak layer is present. With winds predominantly southerly, expect highest risk on north aspects and cross-loading on west and east aspects. There […]
Read moreNice weekend comes to an end in Thompson Pass as skinners were out in good numbers. Also noticeable are quite a large number of human-triggered slides along the front range too numerous to list here, so the hazard I mentioned in the last report has been confirmed by unskilled and skilled “testers”. Should get 10″ or more of “upside down” […]
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SKI – Excellent powder conditions most everywhere away from gaps, ridges and passes as cold temps have dried things out on the surface. Toured up North Loveland along 27-Mile Icefall to beneath Tones Temple where winds were beginning to mess up the powder. AVY – Brisk winds from the north were flagging peaks along the Chugach divide at Thompson Pass […]
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Excellent skiing conditions dominate Thompson Pass after another round of heavy snow yesterday. Skinned in from Worthington Glacier towards Catchers Mitt for something different. Deep, trail breaking but worth the effort. Some imperfections in the form of soft wind slabs mixed with dry snow made for nice turns. Avalanche – Worth discussing as I did not encounter any whomping […]
Read moreWeekend long snow event left up to 16″ of settling new snows above 2500′ in Thompson Pass. Skinned up on to Little Odessey today. Lots of good skiing in protected areas but encountered some 8″ soft wind slabs along the route crest where SE winds to 20mph were encountered Nice powder shot above Harveys Ditch. While visibility was limited, I […]
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Beautiful day in Loveland Basin once I worked my way around some considerable whomping on the ridge line approach. Deep snow on the glacier and excellent powder conditions abound for touring and turns. Stability concerns were reinforced with widespread whomping on most aspects and elevations above 3000′. Once on the DOT Glacier I was able to approach the two naturals […]
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