Avalanche chutes generally south aspect showed some recent activity. One in particular (I was driving fast) had gone across the railroad and apparently had been excavated by the railroad that looked quite recent. I recall that the chute was close to the 20-mile River and was narrow.  [ Read More ]

Skookum Valley and onto the Glacier to a high point of 4500’. Found good pockets of sheltered snow at ~3500’.  [ Read More ]

Played around in the glaciers and peaks above Whittier. Observations are as follows: Signs of instability: jumped on wind pillows and test slopes throughout the ascent with no results. Ski cut starting zone of 38 degree chute a few times with no result, then skied it. Snowpack below 1,000 ft was a little layered as  [ Read More ]

Snowmachine triggered western aspect avalanche. ~3’ crown by ~300’ wide. Snowmachiner was able to ride out and wasn’t carried (tracks visible on left of image).  [ Read More ]

Afternoon ride into the Placer Valley to see how much snow has fallen since the January dry spell and how it was reacting specifically at lower elevations. We found 12-16″ of settled snow from the past 8 days over weak sugary snow. Not a great setup for the future in this area.  [ Read More ]