Skiers in the Main Fork of Hyalite Creek drainage spotted this crown below the upper cliffs on the Maid of the Mist. Photo: Anonymous
Did a few laps on third meadow, and dug a pit. The pit resulted in two failures without propagation pleasant skiing all the way down (new snow on top of old powder turns).
45.48054, -111.01267
~120cm depth
Facets forming on top in sun
ECTN5 failed 80cm above ground
ECTN25 failed 30cm above ground
I went full barbarian on the column after 30 taps, and couldn’t get it to slide on the facets in the ground.
Profile: Sugary facets 0-20cm; 1F 20-30cm; 1F crust @30cm, 4F 30-70. Fist 70-125cm (0cm is the ground).
While going for a walk up the main fork of hyalite today I spotted this crown below the upper cliffs on the maid of the mist
The one thing of note was a recent avalanche on the north face of Blackmore. Visibility was poor but it was a small pocket in a steep, rocky zone that broke near the ground. Photo: H Darby
Small cornice build up on lee aspects from north winds. Photo: H Darby
There was a recent avalanche on the north face of Blackmore. Visibility was poor but it was a small pocket in a steep, rocky zone that broke near the ground.
There was recent avalanche on the north face of Blackmore. Visibility was poor but it was a small pocket in a steep, rocky zone that broke near the ground. Photo: H. Darby
Toured up Ellis today. Snow was starting to fall again in the late afternoon. HS varied from fairly thin below 7000 ft to about 110 cm at the top. We found supportable new snow and good skiing. Dug a hand pit at 7500 feet on a NE aspect and found about 50 cm of new snow sitting on facets over a melt freeze crust. At 8300 ft we did an ect on an E aspect and found a similar structure but had no results.
Big whumph as we stepped up onto the lower meadow to dig a practice pit. Pit was about 75cm deep, NE aspect, looking toward Trail Creek Road. CT12, 3cm from the ground, ECTP 16 on that same weak layer of facets just above the ground.
