Started at Crow Pass Trailhead with skins on at the parking lot at 10:45 am. 1°C . Skinned up Jewel Glacier Creek below Jewel Mountain to the Col near the high point of the Glacier. -Steady wet, snowfall with 5-20mph winds until 3,500 ft near the Jewel Glacier creek approach. 20mph winds were consistent with  [ Read More ]

Left Crow Pass TH with one partner at 10:30 am, 28F continuing on Crow Pass Trail on the direct mine route towards the stream crossing below Jewel Mountain. Put skins on with previous tracks at 3,100 ft. and skinned up towards Jewel Glacier on a 3-5cm crust layer with non-condensed/sugar snow at 100-120cm deep up  [ Read More ]

On our trip up to the glacier today, we found 4 to 5 inches of snow on top of the ice. The snow was very variable – from rain runnels, stout crust, wind affect, and baby soft snow pockets. We had some rock fall around the glacier as well. We couldn’t believe how much that  [ Read More ]

Road Observation: While driving to ski Tincan on Thursday late morning we noticed a large glide crack on the West aspect of Pyramid Peak. Once we got to Tincan we saw the same type of glide crack all over similar aspects. The skiing turned out to be horrible gloop, we left, but we wondered if  [ Read More ]

Several D3 avalanches on north aspects that looked to be about a week old. Widespread, small, non reactive wind pockets from the last week’s winds that acted well bonded. Soft, settled pow with no signs of current instability on north aspects. Great coverage up high, bear footprints and belly slides everywhere!  [ Read More ]